Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. Powell
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2004No. S-02-1356PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
The appellant, Dona R. Zimmerman, alleged that she was injured in an automobile collision caused by the negligence of the appellee, Nedra J. Powell. Over Zimmerman’s objection, the court allowed Powell’s accident reconstructionist, Jubal D. Hamemik, Ph.D., to testify that Zimmerman was driving above the speed limit when the vehicles collided. The jury determined that Zimmerman had suffered $17,851.18 in damages, but also determined that she bore 49 percent of the responsibility for the collision and reduced the damages to $9,104.10.
Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-702 (Reissue 1995), the trial…
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