Kimble v. Earle M. Jorgenson Co.

Defendant, Earle M. Jorgenson Company (Jorgenson), appeals from a jury verdict for plaintiffs Perry and Judy Kimble. Perry was injured when a 4,000-pound steel bar, which was being loaded onto the trailer of his flatbed truck by Jorgenson employees, came loose and rolled over his legs, severely damaging his feet and ankles. On appeal, Jorgenson challenges three evidentiary rulings made by the circuit court: (1) barring testimony from Jorgenson’s accident reconstruction expert, Dr. Owen Schipplein; (2) admitting a sketch and accompanying narration made by Jorgenson employee Barry Boyd,…