Legal Opinion

Litts v. Wayne Paving Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 7, 1999No. Appeal No. 2Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs to plaintiff and new trial granted. Memorandum: Supreme Court abused its discretion in limiting the testimony of plaintiff’s expert witness, a traffic and transportation civil engineer and accident reconstructionist. Plaintiff established that the witness possessed the requisite skill, training, education, knowledge and experience to reconstruct the accident and provide technical evidence to the jury to clarify the conflicting evidence concerning the speed of the motorcycle and the operation of the motorcycle and the steam roller. Because…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Adamy v. ZiriakusNew York Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Adamy v. ZiriakusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Rodriguez v. New York City Housing AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. LaPenta v. Loca-Bik Ltee TransportAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. Van Scooter v. 450 Trabold Road, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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