Voigt v. Voigt

Introduction of Accident Report.

The appellants contend that the trial court erred in refusing to admit into evidence the accident report which contained a statement attributable to Mr. Voigt. We conclude that the trial court properly rejected the offer of this report into evidence. The statement was taken about a half hour after the accident by Deputy Sheriff Joe Norris, who interviewed Mr. Voigt at the hospital. Norris submitted his accident report to the county sheriff’s office, but he died before the trial. Under the heading “remarks,” Norris reported Mr. Voigt’s statement that the Voigt…