Degenhart v. Gent
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case. — Death from negligence. Appeal from the City Court of Alton; the Hon. Silas Cook, Judge,.presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington
Counsel for appellant claim, error in allowing witnesses for appellee to testify as experts, upon the ground that the matter about which they testified was “within the range of common experience and observation.” The claim is not well founded. Persons having experience in excavating, and in protecting against the caving in of earth, may have peculiar knowledge of the character of soils, and of the best methods of protection, that is not acquired by common experience and observation. Objection is made to the italicized part of the first instruction given for appellee, which is as follows:
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Simmons v. Chicago & Tomah RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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