Doe v. Thomas

On this appeal, the dispositive issue is whether the trial court committed reversible error by admitting into evidence an extrajudicial statement under the spontaneous-declaration exception to the hearsay rule. The appellant, defendant below, also challenges the credibility of the evidence underlying the plaintiffs verdict.

Charles Randolph Thomas filed a motion for judgment against John Doe, an unknown motorist, seeking damages for personal injuries which he alleged were the proximate result of Doe’s negligent operation of his automobile. The medical evidence showed that, as a result of his…