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· 6/29/2000

K-Mart Corp. v. Honeycutt

Citations

  • 24 S.W.3d 357
  • 43 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1002
  • 2000 Tex. LEXIS 70
  • 2000 WL 854305

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  • holding that an expert witness should be excluded “[w]hen the jury is equally competent to form an opinion about the ultimate fact issues”
  • holding that it was within the jury’s ability to determine on its own whether lack of a railing caused the accident
  • holding that it was within the jury = s ability to determine on its own whether lack of a railing caused the accident
  • holding testimony of human factors and safety expert was not necessary to help the jury determine whether conditions at store created an unreasonable risk of injury
  • concluding jury did not need an expert’s opinion in determining if the lack of a top railing was unreasonable when it could view photographs and draw its own conclusion
  • holding trial court acted within its discretion in excluding expert -7- 04-10-00682-CV testimony

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Judges: Per Curiam

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