Christoforatos v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
At trial, the plaintiff sought to offer the testimony of an expert on the issue of the placement of the portable restroom in a location where access required walking on grass rather than a paved surface, but was precluded from offering the expert’s testimony.
Expert testimony has been found necessary when it helps to clarify an issue which calls for professional or technical knowledge, possessed by an expert and beyond the understanding of the typical juror (see De Long v County of Erie, 60 NY2d 296, 307 [1983]; Jean-Louis v City of New York, 86 AD3d 628 [2011]; Mariano v Schuylerville Cent.…
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