ROSS v. YELTON

No. 7827SC230.

251 S.E.2d 666 (1979)

39 N.C. App. 677

Jesse W. ROSS v. Robert W. YELTON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey & Daly, by George Daly, Jr., Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant.

Whisnant, Lackey & Schweppe by N. Dixon Lackey, Jr., Shelby, for defendant-appellee.


WEBB, Judge.

The principal question posed by this appeal is whether the superior court committed error by excluding testimony by the plaintiff that his physical illness was caused by the mental anguish he suffered as a result of his corporation's financial difficulties. No medical doctor or other qualified medical expert was offered to testify to this causation. If the cause of a physical illness is such that a layman could not competently form an opinion as to it...

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