153 Mich. 70 | Mich. | 1908
(after stating the facts).. Two errors are assigned.
“Q. Now, from your knowledge of sawmill work, and from what you saw of Mr. Alexander’s work at that time,*72 you may state whether or not you consider him a competent sawyer.
“A. I think that Mr. Alexander was an average sawyer, although at the mill that I was in Mr. Alexander was on the night shift all the time and was sawing a different class of logs; at that mill all the logs were sorted, and the day crew had the best show of it; he was working on the night crew.”
This testimony was admitted under objection and exception. The objection is that the witness was not shown to have sufficient knowledge upon which to base an opinion as to the competency of the plaintiff. We think the testimony was competent, even under the decision cited by the defendant (Lewis v. Emery, 108 Mich. 641). It was not necessary that the witness should have been a sawyer in order to become a competent witness. He had had a long experience in sawmills, had observed the plaintiff’s work, was able to compare it with others, and testified to other things which rendered him competent to give an opinion.
Judgment affirmed.