Lee v. Capitol Tire Co., Inc.

MORRIS, Chief Judge.

Defendant challenges the sufficiency of the hypothetical question propounded to plaintiff’s expert witness concerning the cause of the separation of the outer wheel from the hub of the Ken-worth tractor. The witness, John C. Jeffries, was tendered and accepted without objection as an expert mechanic, damage analyst, and appraiser. Jeffries personally examined the wheel that separated from the plaintiff’s truck. At trial he described the wheel assembly and the proper mounting technique. Plaintiff’s counsel then submitted the following question to the witness:

“Q. Okay. Now,…