Opinion ID: 1727659
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 18

Heading: Procedural Background Involving Fickle's Expert

Text: Hensen, a civil engineer specializing in traffic engineering, testified as an expert for Fickle. During the discovery phase of this litigation, Hensen opined that the conflicting green lights could have been caused by a low-voltage situation. At trial, the State filed a motion to prevent Hensen from testifying about certain subjects, and a separate hearing was held. The State asked the district court to preclude Hensen from testifying that (1) a voltage failure occurred, (2) low voltage caused the traffic signal to display conflicting green lights, (3) the signal cabinet should have been replaced, (4) the State and the City of Schuyler lacked a coordinated policy to address problems with the traffic signal, and (5) the State had a duty to correct the problem of conflicting green lights. The court concluded that Fickle could adduce testimony from Hensen but noted that its ruling did not preclude the State from objecting to Hensen's testimony as deemed necessary.