Reversal Follows Rare Appellate Consideration of Leading Questions on Medical Proof

AMANDA SMITH v. WILLIAM R. WALKER ET AL.
Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys:

Floyd Don Davis and Norris Arthur Kessler, III, Winchester, Tennessee, for the appellant, Amanda Smith.

S. Todd Bobo, Shelbyville, Tennessee, for the appellee, William R. Walker.

Gerald L. Ewell, Jr., Tullahoma, Tennessee, for the appellee, Jimmy F. Maloy.

Judge: BENNETT

In this negligence action, the jury awarded the plaintiff a verdict against one of the two defendants. We find no error in the judgment regarding liability, but we must vacate and remand as to damages because the trial court erred in excluding testimony and evidence regarding the plaintiff’s medical expenses.
 

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