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Tenth Circuit· 11/7/1957

Franklin v. Shelton

Citations

  • 250 F.2d 92

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  • concluding lay witness was not competent to testify about her son’s broken ribs and punctured lung because she was not capable of observing those injuries
  • explaining that “where injuries complained of are of such character to require skilled and professional persons to determine the cause and extent thereof, they must be proved by the testimony of medical experts”
  • explaining that “where injuries complained of are of such character to require skilled and professional persons to determine the cause and extent thereof, they must be proved by the testimony of medical experts.”
  • “These evidentiary principles apply, of course, to ADA claims.”

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Judges: Huxman

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