Legal Opinion
City of Aurora v. Vaughn
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 1991No. 91CA0468PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge SMITH.
Employer, City of Aurora, seeks review of a final order of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel which awarded workers’ compensation benefits to Terry L. Vaughn, claimant. We affirm.
Relying, in essence, on Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C.Cir.1923), and its Colorado progeny, employer contends that the opinion testimony of Dr. Jacobson concerning claimant’s level of hearing impairment should not have been admitted into evidence. We reject this contention.
When applied to the admission of particular expert testimony, the Frye standard of “general acceptance within a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People v. HamptonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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- Gelco Courier v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF STATEColorado Court of Appeals · 1985
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