Durette v. Virgil

WILSON, S. J.

Plaintiff appeals a judgment in a motor vehicle accident personal injury action resulting in a jury verdict for defendant. She contends that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of an expert witness who opined—based on his analysis of photographs of, and a repair estimate for, plaintiffs vehicle after the collision—that the collision could not have produced the forces necessary to cause the claimed injuries to plaintiffs neck and back. We conclude that the evidence was relevant and that the record was sufficient to show the validity of the expert’s methodology. We…