Turbert v. Mather Motors, Inc.
334 A.2d 903 (Conn. 1973) Cited 11 timesIn Turbert v. Mather Motors, Inc., 165 Conn. 422, 334 A.2d 903 (1973), our Supreme Court held that the trial court properly refused to admit the testimony or the report of a police officer that contained the officer's unsubstantiated conclusion as to what caused a two car collision.
Stephanofsky v. Hill
71 A.2d 560 (Conn. 1950) Cited 29 timesIt is not essential that a hypothetical question asked of an expert witness include all the material facts which have been testified to. To render the question admissible, however, the facts assumed therein must be sufficient to justify a definite and intelligent opinion. To qualify as credible testimony, the opinion of an expert must be one which the rational mind would reasonably reach upon the established facts. Opinion evidence as to the specific speed of a car at the time an accident occurred
Rule 701 - Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
Fed. R. Evid. 701 Cited 5,716 times 26 Legal AnalysesRequiring lay opinion testimony to be "rationally based on the witness's perception"