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· 11/19/1982

Hammond, Ruth L., Administratrix of the Estate of James B. Hammond, Sr., and Ruth L. Hammond, in Her Own Right v. International Harvester Co.

Citations

  • 691 F.2d 646

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  • holding that “an individual need possess no special academic credentials to serve as an expert”
  • holding that an engineer, whose only qualifications were sales experience in the field of automotive and agricultural equipment and teaching high school automobile repair, nevertheless could testify in a products liabil ity action involving tractors
  • holding that an engineer, whose only qualifications were sales experience in the field of automotive and agricultural equipment and teaching high school automobile repair, nevertheless could testify in a products liability action involving tractors
  • permitting engineer with sales experience in automotive and agricultural equipment, who also taught high school automobile repair, to testify in products liability action involving tractors
  • permitting engineer with sales experience in automotive and agricultural equipment, who also taught high school automobile repair, to testify in products liability action involving tractors
  • permitting engineer with sales experience in automotive and agricultural equipment, who also taught high school automobile repair, to testify in products liability action involving tractors

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Judges: Seitz, Garth, Rosenn

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