Haight v. Vallet
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial.. The following is the instruction referred to in the opinion in regard to expert testimony: “In regard to the weight to be given by you to the testimony of Messrs.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial.. The following is the instruction referred to in the opinion in regard to expert testimony: “In regard to the weight to be given by you to the testimony of Messrs. Hyde and Hickox, who were called by the defendants to testify in regard to a signature of Joseph M. Brown, I instruct you as follows: The law permits, in certain cases, a skilled person to give his opinion in testimony in regard to matters in which he is specially skilled; but such testimony should be…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpstein, J.
— This is an action of ejectment, and one of the defenses to the action is, that the plaintiffs’ ancestor conveyed the demanded premises to the grantor of the defendants. Another defense is, that the action is barred by the statute of limitations. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the defendants, and the plaintiffs appeal from the judgment and order denying their motion for a new trial.
The exceptions relied on here are to certain instructions given, and the refusal to give certain other instructions requested by defendants to be given.
Plaintiff requested the court to instruct the jury…
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