Beam v. Kent

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wachenfeld, J.

Assuming it was prejudicial, did the trial court err in denying the appellants’ motion to strike the opinion testimony of the respondents’ expert upon the ground that it was based partly upon hearsay? This is the only question presented by the appeal, which comes here on our own certification.

A jury in the Superior Court, Law Division, Bergen County, awarded the respondents a verdict of $15,184.79 in a contract action for the unpaid balance of the purchase price of six electrical generators and equipment. The appellants admitted the…