Legal Opinion
Baugh ex rel. Baugh v. Cuprum S.A. de C.V.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 13, 2013No. 12-2019PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to clarify what is meant when an exhibit is labeled “demonstrative” and is not actually admitted into evidence. In this product liability trial, a defense expert illustrated his testimony by using an exemplar of the product in question, a ladder that had collapsed while the plaintiff was using it. Although plaintiff had objected to use of the exemplar ladder as substantive evidence, the court allowed its use for solely demonstrative purposes. During jury deliberations, the jury asked to see, touch, and step on the ladder. Over plaintiffs…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- George Pierce and Jeff Pierce, Individually and D/B/A Pierce Sales, a Partnership v. Ramsey Winch Company, a Foreign Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Finley v. Marathon Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Abdorasool Janati Forouzandeh JanatiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- United States v. James A. BrayCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Robert SalernoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States v. Charles WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- Baugh ex rel. Baugh v. Cuprum S.A. de C.V.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Lindsey v. MaciasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Davis v. VelezDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2014
- United States v. FultsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
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