Legal Opinion
Cates v. Wilson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 5, 1987No. 24PA87PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EXUM, Chief Justice.
This is a medical malpractice action. The questions presented are whether evidence was admitted at trial in violation of (1) the collateral source rule and (2) the physician-patient privilege. The Court of Appeals concluded evidence was improperly admitted on both counts and ordered a new trial. We disagree with the Court of Appeals’ conclusion that the physician-patient privilege was violated; but we agree that evidence was admitted in violation of the collateral source rule. Thus, we modify and affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision.
Plaintiff Joyce Cates was a regular…
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