DiCenzo v. Izawa

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

NAKAMURA, J.

The plaintiff in an action for damages stemming from an automobile accident appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit in favor of the defendant. We vacate the judgment and remand the case for a new trial because a review of the record discloses the commission of reversible error by the trial court. In our opinion the court erred in ruling that a statement given by the defendant to a representative of her insurer was not subject to discovery and in instruct ing the jury on an “emergency situation” purportedly confronted by the…