Opinion ID: 884628
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Text: ¶ 40 Whether this Court may consider the medical report of Dr. Peter Wendt. ¶ 41 Several months after Campbell discharged Hartelius and Morgan, Campbell was examined, at the request of Bozeman Investors' attorney, by Dr. Peter Wendt, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Anaconda. In his report, Dr. Wendt rendered several opinions that were favorable to Campbell and to the issues in her case. Shortly after Dr. Wendt issued his report, a settlement conference was held at the conclusion of which Campbell's personal injury case was settled. ¶ 42 Hartelius and Morgan contend that Dr. Wendt's report should not be considered as part of the record on appeal as it was submitted after the hearing and is irrelevant to the issues of termination of services or the amount of the fee earned. However, as Campbell points out, since she did not have a copy of the report at the hearing, the parties stipulated that the report would be admitted as Plaintiff's Exhibit No. 4 after the conclusion of the hearing. Hartelius and Morgan did not object to the admission of the report, thus they cannot now predicate error on its admission. ¶ 43 This Court has long held that a party may not raise for the first time on appeal alleged errors pertaining to the introduction of evidence or testimony that was not objected to at the time of trial. Flanigan v. Prudential Federal Sav. & Loan (1986), 221 Mont. 419, 430, 720 P.2d 257, 264.