Opinion

Lawrence County Bank v. Riddle

  • 621 S.W.2d 735
  • 1981 Tenn. LEXIS 488
Court
Tennessee Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 5, 1981
Status
Published
Author
Brock
On the bench
Jerry Scott
Cited by
23 cases

The opinion

BROCK, Justice,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent. In my view the verdict is supported by the evidence.

I agree that the court erred in the admission of witness Riddle’s opinion testimony relative to the theory of negligence relied upon by the plaintiff in this cause. In my opinion, such testimony was inadmissible, but, I am also of the opinion that the error was harmless. Riddle’s testimony in this respect was not factual; it merely stated a lay opinion of negligence. Therefore, I am satisfied it in no way affected the verdict of the jury.

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