Meyer v. Harvey Aluminum

Plaintiffs obtained a judgment in the sum of approximately one-half million dollars for injuries to their fruit crops and trees caused by emissions from defendants’ aluminum plant. Defendants appeal.

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Qualifications of Opinion Witness

Plaintiffs recovered damages for the excessive number of apricot culls, apparently, only for the year 19G5. The only evidence that an excessive number of culls was caused by fluorides emitted from defendants’ plant is the opinion testimony of plaintiff Wilson Meyer. Defendants objected to his testimony upon the ground that he was not qualified as an expert to give…