Court of Appeals of North Carolina April 7, 1987, No. 8623SC1064 (Wiles v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.)

HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

Defendant first contends the trial court erred to its prejudice in allowing Dr. Kenneth 0. Baity to testify as an expert on the cause and origin of the fire, on the ground that Dr. Baity was not properly qualified as an expert in the field of cause and origin of fires. Defendant argues that Dr.