· 3/11/1994
Schreiter v. Wasatch Manor, Inc.
Citations
- 871 P.2d 570
- 234 Utah Adv. Rep. 34
- 1994 Utah App. LEXIS 39
- 1994 WL 88845
How courts have described this case
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- holding that expert testimony was not necessary in a case involving allegations that a senior living center was negligent for failing to install a fire sprinkler system
- stating expert testimony is unnecessary if propriety of defendant’s actions is within common knowledge and experience of layman
- “Where the propriety of the defendant's action 'is within the common knowledge and experience of the layman ... the guidance provided by expert testimony is unnecessary.’ ”
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Judges: Davis, Jackson, Orme
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