Bouchie v. Murray

In this negligence action the plaintiffs, Robert A. Bouchie and Salvatore LoGrande, appeal from judgments for the defendant administratrix. The only issue before us is whether the trial judge erred in admitting certain portions of Bouchie’s hospital record. We find error in the admission of the record and conclude that this error requires reversal and a new trial.

We summarize the facts. On April 1,1966, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the plaintiffs were traveling in Bouchie’s automobile in a westerly direction on Essex Avenue, a three-lane road running from Gloucester to Essex. Bouchie was…