Bartholf v. Westside Automotive, Inc.

WENTWORTH, Judge.

Bartholf appeals a judgment entered on directed verdict for the appellee Westside garage, defendant below in a negligence action for injuries Bartholf suffered when his car lurched forward as he stood in front to start it. We reverse.

The controlling issue on appeal is that of alleged error in excluding testimony of Dr. Thomas Hardin offered by Bartholf. Hardin’s testimony was excluded because he was an examining physician who based his opinion of permanent disability in part on the history of the accident related to him, along with his medical examination and evaluation of…