Sears v. Rutishauser

PRESIDING JUSTICE WEBBER,

concurring in part and dissenting in part:

I agree with my learned colleagues that no error occurred in the treatment of Dr. McMenamin’s testimony; however, I differ seriously with them on the matters concerning the cross-examination of Dr. Rumer and the rebuttal argument of plaintiff’s counsel.

The handling of expert witnesses and their cross-examination may be summed up in the old adage, “Whose bread I eat, his song I sing.” One need only scan the professional journals to observe that experts are for hire in the market place on an almost illimitable number of…