Legal Opinion

Allen v. Hinson

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided October 20, 1971No. 7111SC590PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Dr. Harold K. Underwood was qualified, without objection, to testify as an expert in the field of “chiropractory” to be allowed to “express his opinion in that field.” Defendant contends that Dr. Underwood was permitted, over objection, to give his opinion as an expert on subject matters for which he was not qualified as an expert as to his diagnosis, treatment and opinion as to disablement, injuries of the plaintiff, and permanence of her injuries, and that this constitutes prejudicial error. We agree.

G.S. 90-143 defines chiropractic as “the science of adjusting the cause of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ward v. North American Rayon CorporationTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Lowman v. KueckerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
  3. Fries v. GoldsbyNebraska Supreme Court · 1956
  4. O'Dell v. BarrettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
  5. Oklahoma Natural Gas Corp. v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1930

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Currence v. HardinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. Chalupa v. Industrial CommissionCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1972
  3. Currence v. HardinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
  4. Currence v. HardinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978

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