K-Mart Corp. v. Honeycutt

In this negligence case, we decide whether the trial court abused its discretion by excluding the plaintiffs’ human factors and safety expert. The court of appeals held that it did. Honeycutt v. K-Mart, 1 S.W.3d 239 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 1999). We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the expert because none of his opinions would assist the trier-of-fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact issue. We therefore reverse the court of appeals’ judgment and render judgment that the Honeycutts take nothing from K-Mart.

Lisa Honeycutt injured her back…