Brown v. Hove

Phipps, Judge.

Gerald Brown sued Evelyn Hove to recover damages for personal injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of Brown on the issue of liability, based on Hove’s admission that her negligence had caused the collision; and the jury awarded Brown $25,000 in damages. Brown appeals, contending that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting testimony by Hove’s medical expert, Dr. Barry Jeffries, that it was unlikely that the mechanics of the collision caused Brown’s injuries.

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