test for admissibility is whether the expert is of “appreciable help to the jury ... whether the subject is such that the expertise of the witness gives ... special insight superior to that of’ the jury
How later courts described this case
- test for admissibility is whether the expert is of “appreciable help to the jury ... whether the subject is such that the expertise of the witness gives ... special insight superior to that of’ the jury
- “[W]hether drivers of automobile vehicles can cross the tracks safely while exercising reasonable prudence is ordinarily not affected by the number of drivers attempting to do so.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
HOWELL, J.,
concurring.
I concur in the holding in the majority opinion in all respects except I believe that the expert’s opinion *356 in Yundt v. D & D Bowl, Inc., 259 Or 247 , 486 P2d 553 (1971) could not be admissible.