Without the admission of proof of the released parties, the trial court could not have instructed the jury and the jury could not have determined the allocation of fault of the released parties. We hold that the evidence was admissible to identify the parties released. B. Sales of other homes. Plaintiffs objected to the relevancy of other sales on the basis that there was no foundation to show that the properties sold were comparable. They urge that there was no showing that the buyers knew of the flood zoning at the time of their respective purchases.
Evidence is relevant if it renders existence of fact more probable or less probable than without it.
Ordinarily, relevancy is a matter of the trial court's discretion. Consequently, on appeal the issue is whether the trial court abused that discretion. Plaintiffs had presented testimony regarding the diminution of the property's value because of its unmarketability. We believe the evidence in question was relevant to show marketability of the property. Thus, we conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the evidence.