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Emil Anderson Construction Co. Ltd. v. British Columbia Railway Co. (No. 1)

• 1987 CanLII 2587 (BC SC)
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The above case is referenced within:

1. Expert Evidence in British Columbia Civil Proceedings (Current to: July 01 2021)
   • Chapter 2. What Is an Expert?
     • III. Limits on Expert Testimony [§2.8]
       • B. An Expert May Not Make Express Conclusions of Law [§2.10]
       • C. An Expert May Not Interpret Contracts [§2.11]
       • D. An Expert May Not Make Findings of Fact [§2.12]
       • F. An Expert May Not Offer Argument Disguised as Opinion [§2.14]
     • IV. The Ultimate Issue Rule [§2.17]
       • A. Avoiding Usurpation of the Court’s Function [§2.18]
   • Chapter 3. Choosing an Expert
     • II. The Expert’s Qualifications [§3.2]
       • D. Retaining a Firm Rather Than an Individual Expert [§3.6]
   • Chapter 4. Expert Opinions and Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues
     • III. Specific Ethical and Professional Responsibility Issues [§4.5]
       • A. Expert, Not Advocate, for Any Party [§4.6]
   • Chapter 6. Pre-trial Disclosure of Expert Opinions and Related Matters
     • I. Written Reports of Expert Opinion [§6.1]
       • C. Content of the Expert Report [§6.4]
         • 4. Authorship of the Expert Report [§6.8]
   • Chapter 8. Attacking Expert Evidence
     • III. Challenging the Expert’s Qualifications [§8.7]
       • E. Scope of Expertise [§8.12]
         • 1. Required Expertise to Opine on Issues in the Case [§8.13]
     • VI. Challenging Expert Evidence through Other Avenues of Attack [§8.20]
       • A. Challenging Facts on Which the Opinion Is Based [§8.21]
         • 1. Expert’s Inferences [§8.22]
           • a. Facts on Which the Opinion Is Based [§8.23]
           • b. Factual Inferences [§8.24]
       • H. Challenging the Expert Opinion as Argument Disguised as Evidence [§8.38]
       • L. Challenging the Opinion as Making Conclusions of Law [§8.42]
     • VII. The Court’s Response to the Expert Opinion [§8.44]
       • B. Inadmissible Content in the Opinion [§8.46]
         • 2. Mixed Admissible and Inadmissible Opinion [§8.48]
2. Introducing Evidence at Trial: A British Columbia Handbook (Current to: September 01 2020)
   • Chapter 13. Opinion Evidence
     • II. Admissibility of Expert Opinion Evidence [§13.2]
       • E. Introducing an Expert Opinion at Trial [§13.10]
         • 5. The Expert Opinion [§13.15]