Cates v. Wilson

WELLS, Judge.

Plaintiffs contend the court erred in admitting evidence of receipt of benefits to plaintiffs from collateral sources. We agree.

Plaintiffs called Julia Cates, Morgan’s grandmother, as a witness. She testified on direct examination about the circumstances surrounding Morgan’s birth and his condition. Defendants were permitted to elicit the following information from her on cross-examination: all of plaintiffs’ medical bills had been paid by Social Services (Medicaid); Morgan’s attendance at Gateway Education Center (a cerebral palsy school) is free; Joyce Cates receives monthly…