WILLIAM W. CHARLES, APPELLANT,

v.

COLIN S. MCLACHLAN, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Erle W. McGOUGH v. State, 302 So. 2d 751 (Fla. 1974)
  …ound accounting procedures, nor did it clear up obscure facts. When facts are within the ordinary experience of jurors, conclusions to be drawn therefrom are to be left to those jurors. Smaglick v. Jersey Insurance Company of New York, Fla.App.1968, 209 So. 2d 475; Mevorah v. Goodman, 79 N.D. 443, 57 N.W. 2d 600. Accordingly, in this cause, the evidence falls short of that quality to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. For this reason the decision of the District Court of Appeal is quashed and this cause is…
• Seaboard Coast Line R.R. Co. v. Kubalski, 323 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975)
  …etical propounded to the witness. Defendant has correctly argued that, unless the subject of expert testimony is one beyond the ordinary understanding of the jury, such expert testimony is not admissible. In Smaglick v. Jersey Ins. Co. of New York, 209 So. 2d 475 (4th DCA Fla.1968), it was clearly stated: “Expert opinions are admissible only when the facts to be determined are obscure and can be made clear only by the opinions of persons skilled in relation to the subject matter of the inquiry; and when fac…
• Roseman v. Town Square Ass'n, Inc., 810 So. 2d 516 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)
  …expert witness will be allowed to testify are within the trial judge’s broad discretion. See Broward County Sch. Bd. v. Cruz, 761 So. 2d 388, 394 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000), aff'd, 800 So. 2d 213 (Fla.2001). In Smaglick v. Jersey Insurance Co. of New York, 209 So. 2d 475, 476-77 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968), this court held that: Expert opinions are admissible only when the facts to be determined are obscure and can be made clear only by the opinions of persons skilled in relation to the subject matter of the inquiry, and w…

Authorities Cited

• Al Brenner v. Smullian, 84 So. 2d 44 (Fla. 1955)
• Augustus Hilton and W. D. Bush v. N. Cent. Tr. Co., 114 Fla. 796 (Fla. 1933)
• Thal v. Roth, 173 So. 2d 174 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965)