Segale v. O'CONNOR

Opinion

DiPENTIMA, J.

The substitute plaintiff, James R. McDermott, administrator of the estate of the original plaintiff, William M. Segale, 1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the defendants, Bette Bonii Y. O’Connor and American Home Assurance Company (American). The plaintiff claims that the court abused its discretion in (1) admitting into evidence the full text of a statement made by Segale prior to his death and (2) excluding as hearsay the testimony of a witness. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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