JOHN MICHAEL JACOBER, AN INFANT, BY HIS GUARDIANS AD LITEM JOHN AND MARILYNN JACOBER, AND JOHN AND MARILYNN JACOBER, INDIVIDUALLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,
v.
ST. PETER'S MEDICAL CENTER, PHILOMENA DIAS, M.D., MARIA FORT, M.D., STEVEN FELD, M.D., AND ROBERT SIMON, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 3, 1992.
Decided July 8, 1992.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Roger A. Lowenstein argued the cause for appellants (Donald M. Friedman, attorney).
Jay Scott MacNeill argued the cause for respondents Philomena Dias, M.D., and Maria Fort, M.D. (Murray, MacNeill & Tafaro, attorneys; Jay Bently Bohn, on the brief).
Herbert Kruttschnitt, III, argued the cause for respondent Steven Feld, M.D. (Grossman & Kruttschnitt, attorneys; Eli L. Eytan, on the brief).
John J. McDermott, III argued the cause for respondents St. Peter's Medical Center and Robert Simon, M.D. (Richard A. Amdur, attorney).
The Supreme Court of New Jersey.
The opinion of the Court was delivered by STEIN, J.
In Ruth v. Fenchel,21 N.J. 171, 121 A.2d 373 (1956), we held that learned treatises may be admitted for impeachment purposes on cross-examination if the expert witness acknowledges them as recognized and standard authorities in the field. In this medical malpractice case, the defense experts acknowledged the reliability of plaintiffs' proffered...
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