Aites v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Court of Appeal
Aites v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development, 512 So. 2d 866 (1987)
1987 La. App. LEXIS 11423
Culpepper, Domengeaux, Guidry

Aites v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

Opinion of the Court

WRIT GRANTED AND MADE PEREMPTORY:

The trial court erred in ruling hospital records from the Bayne-Jones Community Army Hospital, signed by its administrator, are inadmissable at trial without a foundation being first laid. Once LSA-R.S. 13:3714 is complied with, the records are admissible. The weight given the records is determined by the presence of expert testimony to interpret those records. Brown v. Collins, 223 So.2d 453 (La.App. 3rd Cir. 1969).

IT IS ORDERED that the trial court set aside and vacate its judgment of December 10, 1986, and allow the hospital records to be introduced into evidence in compliance with LSA-R.S. 13:3714.

Reference

Full Case Name
Boyd W. AITES v. The STATE of Louisiana, Through DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published