Facts bearing upon opinions of experts
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Summary
Facts that by themselves would not be relevant become relevant if they tend to support or contradict an expert's opinion, provided the expert's opinion is itself relevant. Such facts may be admitted to back up or challenge the expert's conclusion. This rule applies only when expert evidence is in issue.
Example
Priya says she was poisoned after drinking tea from a stall. Medical experts testify that the victim's symptoms match Poison X. The fact that two other customers who drank at the same stall had identical symptoms is admissible to support or contradict the experts' opinion.
Bare Act
Enacted textFacts, not otherwise relevant, are relevant if they support or are inconsistent with the opinion of experts, when such opinions are relevant.
Illustrations
- (a) The question is, whether A was poisoned by a certain poison.
The fact that other persons, who were poisoned by that person, exhibited certain symptoms which experts affirm or deny to be the symptoms of that poison, is relevant.
(b) The question is, whether an obstruction to a harbour is caused by a certain sea-wall.
The fact that other harbours similarly situated in other respects, but where there were no such sea-walls began to be obstructed at about the same time, is relevant.
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