Radman v. Harold

In this medical malpractice case, we must determine the propriety of the trial court’s refusal to permit an expert witness to express an opinion regarding the manner in which the defendant surgeon rendered his professional services. We conclude that, although the qualification of an expert witness ordinarily is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court, because the judge here applied an erroneous legal standard in excluding the witness’ testimony, the judgment was properly reversed by the Court of Special Appeals.

In the autumn of Í970, petitioner H. Melvin Radman, M.D., a…