Farrow v. Baugham

PER Cueiam.

Plaintiff assigns as error the exclusion of Officer Hodges’ “determination” that the Farrow car was either stopped or barely moving at the time of the accident. This evidence was properly excluded.

“A witness who investigates but does not see a wreck may describe to the jury the signs, marks, and conditions he found at the scene, including damage to the vehicle involved. From these, however, he cannot give an opinion as to its speed. The jury is just as well qualified as the witness to determine what inferences the facts will permit or require.” Shaw v. Sylvester, 253 N.C. 176, 180,…