“The plaintiffs own testimony, considering his first hand knowledge of this case as well as his professional opinion, establishes the reasonableness of the fee in question.”
How later courts described this case
- “The plaintiffs own testimony, considering his first hand knowledge of this case as well as his professional opinion, establishes the reasonableness of the fee in question.”
- doctor’s expertise sufficiently established by his professional experience and first hand knowledge, thus he was qualified to give testimony regarding the value of his own services
- No. 62987, handed down December 8, 1981.
- “Although evidence of what is charged by others in the community can be considered [in analyzing the reasonableness of hospital charges], it is not dispositive.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
DONNELLY, Chief Justice,
concurring.
If I may be indulged an observation:
This Court is authorized to transfer a case from the Court of Appeals to this Court only (1) because of the general interest or importance of a question involved in the case; or (2) for the purpose of reexamining the existing law; or (3) for the reason that the opinion filed in the Court of Appeals is contrary to a previous decision of an appellate court of this state. Mo.Const.art. V, § 10; Rule 83.03.
The sole issue in this case is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the judgment. In my view, this Court erred in ordering the case transferred.
I concur.