Morel v. Napolitano
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed a civil action against the City of Providence for personal injuries she suffered after a school bus she was operating fell into a sinkhole on a city roadway. The trial court found that the City was negligent and awarded Plaintiff $59,239 in damages. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the trial justice did not err in admitting certain affidavits into evidence because the affidavits were subscribed and sworn to under oath in the presence of a notary and therefore met legislative requirements; and (2) the trial justice did not abuse her discretion in ruling that the collateral-source rule excluded evidence of Plaintiff's receipt of workers' compensation benefits.
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