· 4/11/1997
Evans v. Mutual Mining
Citations
- 485 S.E.2d 695
- 199 W. Va. 526
- 1997 W. Va. LEXIS 49
How courts have described this case
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- holding that, under the West Virginia Rules of Evidence, a lay witness is qualified to give lay testimony as to the value of destroyed or damaged personal property based on his or her personal knowledge
- concluding the owner of destroyed or damaged personal property is qualified to give lay testimony as to the value of the personal property based on his or her personal knowledge
- lay opinion testimony must be “based on the witness’ perception” of events
- lay opinion testimony must be \based on the witness' perception\ of events
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Judges: Starcher
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