CAMELOT CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. v. Metro Lawns, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
1. Where opinion testimony is sought to be offered as that of an expert and is excluded by the trial court “[t]he issue on appeal is not whether the trial judge was correct but whether he abused his discretion.” Stancil v. State, 155 Ga. App. 731, 733 (272 SE2d 511) (1980). There are necessarily degrees of expertise, and the amount of formal education necessary to render one a medical expert, for example, is far different from that required to determine whether a lawn has been well cared for or trees and shrubbery properly pruned. “To qualify as an expert (see Code §…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bowden v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
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- Stancil v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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