Dennis v. Scarborough

This case raises an evidentiary question presented at trial: The admissibility of a portion of a police officer's accident report which was allegedly admissible under the "past recollection recorded" exception to the hearsay rule. The trial Court ruled against admissibility. We reverse and remand.

On March 11, 1976, the Plaintiff-Appellant, Damon Dennis, Jr., was involved in an automobile accident with Appellee, Annetta Renee Scarborough, at the intersection of University and Airport Boulevards in Mobile. Dennis brought suit seeking recovery for personal injuries which he allegedly sustained…