Peterson v. National Carriers, Inc.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Presiding Judge.

Mr. Peterson, the plaintiff below, appeals the trial court’s entry of judgment on a jury verdict finding him 80% at fault in a traffic accident. He claims that the court erred in its admission of defendant’s expert witness’ testimony because that testimony was based in part on inadmissible hearsay. We disagree. An expert is allowed to rely on hearsay to support the expert’s opinion where, as here, the expert testifies that the evidence is of a sort reasonably relied on by experts in the field and the trial court does finds that the evidence is otherwise…