Brixey v. Cameron

Plaintiff assigns as error that the court declined to qualify his witness, Dr. Timothy H. Gridley, as a medical expert specializing in the field of psychiatry. “[T]he competency of a witness to testify as an expert is a question primarily addressed to the court, and his discretion is ordinarily conclusive, that is, unless there be no evidence to support the finding, or unless the judge abuse his discretion.” State v. Moore, 245 N.C. 158, 95 S.E. 2d 548. In the present case the court did rule that the witness was qualified to testify as a medical expert in the field of general practice of…