The Virginia Supreme Court has ordered a new trial over an airplane crash because an airplane manufacturer’s accident investigation report was admitted as an learned treatise despite the rule barring hearsay evidence under most circumstances.
Justice William Mims, writing for the court, reversed a products liability defense verdict in favor of Honeywell International Inc. because Mooney Airplane Co. Inc.’s accident report was admitted by the trial judge.
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