hypothetical question

hypothetical question
A question addressed to an expert witness, based upon assumed facts stated. 23 Am J2d Dep § 103. A question addressed to an expert witness which assumes or hypothesizes the existence of a certain state of facts and asks for the opinion of the expert witness based upon such facts. 31 Am J2d Expert § 53; 53 Am J1st Trial § 605. A question designed to elicit the opinion of an expert witness on a given condition or state of facts in evidence in the case, the things which counsel claims or assumes to have been proved being stated as an hypothesis and the opinion of the expert asked thereon. Shaughnessy v Holt, 236 Ill 485, 86 NE 256.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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