ELLIS v. SMITH

No. 44275.

640 S.W.2d 163 (1982)

James H. ELLIS, Respondent, v. Diane Marie SMITH, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied October 15, 1982.

Application to Transfer Denied November 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Wilke, Clayton, Stephen M. Glassman, St. Louis, for appellant.

James F. Koester, Allan R. Belliveau, St. Louis, for respondent.


CRIST, Judge.

This action for negligence arose from a two-car collision. Judgment was entered on the jury's verdict for plaintiff and defendant appeals. Defendant correctly contends the trial court erred by allowing a police sergeant to testify and diagram part of the accident scene using what purported to be a photocopy of a Missouri Uniform Accident Report prepared by a subordinate officer. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

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