Legal Opinion
Joseph E. Thomas v. Ruth A. Martin Hogan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1962No. 8533PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*357SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
The principal question presented by this appeal is whether a hospital record containing an entry showing the result of a Bogen’s test for intoxication is admissible as a business record under the federal shop-book rule. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1732.
In the late evening of January 24, 1959, Joseph E. Thomas, a sailor, sustained severe and permanent personal injuries when struck by an automobile as he was walking south across Bellinger Boulevard at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk, Virginia. As a result, Thomas’ right leg had to be amputated, and, in the jury trial below, he was…
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