Chenell v. Central Wheelchair & Van Transp., Inc.

The plaintiff, Gail Chenell, sued the defendants, Central Wheelchair and Van Transportation, Inc. (Central) and its employee, Brendan Michael Cross, seeking damages for personal injuries that she sustained in a motor vehicle accident. At a trial in the District Court, the judge allowed the defendants' motion for a directed verdict pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 50(a), 365 Mass. 814 (1974). The only question before us is whether, when the plaintiff submitted in evidence only medical treatment records but no medical bills or testimony about the bills, there was an absence of evidence proffered by…