Combs v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.

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• concluding that trial court properly excluded testimony of biomechanical engineer discussing medical characteristics of a degenerated disc and stating that a specific act may have caused it to become symptomatic, but did not rupture the disc
• holding biomedical engineer with some medical training not qualified to opine on cause of disc rupture
• reverse and remand for new trial where trial court erred in striking evidence of contributory negligence and refused to submit issue to juiy

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