American Honda Motor Co. v. Smith

OPINION

KRUCKER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of appel-lee, Ken D. Smith, and against appellants, American Honda Motor Company, Inc. and Honda Motor Company, Ltd.1 in the sum of $112,000.00. Appellants, a California corporation and a Japanese corporation respectively, submit three assignments of error. They argue that (1) the trial court erred in allowing an expert witness to state opinions and conclusions based on hearsay, (2) that the trial court erred in communicating to the jury during deliberation without presence of counsel, and (3) that the…