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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Mattfeld v. Nester, 32 N.W.2d 291 (1948)

Citation
Mattfeld v. Nester, 32 N.W.2d 291 (1948) 5.
Parent Document
Mattfeld v. Nester, 32 N.W.2d 291 (1948)
Jurisdiction
Minnesota (state)
Effective Date
1948-04-16

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5. It was not error to rule out questions put to Dr. Bigler as to whether his opinion was speculative, conjectural, and guesswork. Before those questions were asked, Dr. Bigler’s opinion that the accident was the cause of death had been received without objection. This is the customary practice. “A physician is generally conceded to be a qualified expert witness as to the cause of death, even though without experience.” Palmer v. Order of U. C. T. 191 Minn. 204, 205, 258 N. W. 543. After an expert’s opinion has been properly received, as here, cross-examination is for the purpose of testing the weight of his testimony. Richards v. Watson Flagg Eng. Co. 109 N. J. L. 128, 160 A. 500; Rogers, Expert Testimony (3 ed.) § 62, p. 123.