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The Basis Of Medical Testimony, Paul D. Rheingold Mar 1962

The Basis Of Medical Testimony, Paul D. Rheingold

Vanderbilt Law Review

Like any other expert, the medical witness is brought into court to render an opinion upon technical issues involved in a case. Fundamental to the opinions or conclusions which the medical witness renders is a matrix of data learned, observed or related, both fact and opinion. These subsidiary items, taken together, are commonly referred to as the basis of expert testimony. Thus a doctor, in testifying on the cause of a patient's condition, for example, might refer to and rely upon what he has observed in examining the patient, upon what the patient has told him of his symptoms, and …


Competency Of Medical Witnesses As Experts On Disability In Negligence - Shivers V. Carnaggi, Donad Needle Jan 1962

Competency Of Medical Witnesses As Experts On Disability In Negligence - Shivers V. Carnaggi, Donad Needle

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.


Intoxication And Opinion Evidence, John E. Martindale Jan 1962

Intoxication And Opinion Evidence, John E. Martindale

Cleveland State Law Review

It must be said at the outset that there are many problems in connection with the rules of evidence which an article as short as this one cannot hope to touch upon. Among these is the relevance of intoxication to particular issues. It must be assumed that the evidence sought to be introduced is material and relevant. With this assumption we will consider three areas of intoxication evidence: lay opinion, expert opinion and hospital records. These are the three main areas involving the introduction of an opinion as to intoxicated condition.


Intoxication And Opinion Evidence, John E. Martindale Jan 1962

Intoxication And Opinion Evidence, John E. Martindale

Cleveland State Law Review

It must be said at the outset that there are many problems in connection with the rules of evidence which an article as short as this one cannot hope to touch upon. Among these is the relevance of intoxication to particular issues. It must be assumed that the evidence sought to be introduced is material and relevant. With this assumption we will consider three areas of intoxication evidence: lay opinion, expert opinion and hospital records. These are the three main areas involving the introduction of an opinion as to intoxicated condition.