Superior Court Rules Table of Contents
63. A. The life expectancy tables in textbooks such as C.J.S.
and Am. Jur. (2d) are admissible as evidence to prove life expectancy.
B. Any party claiming damages
shall furnish to opposing counsel, within six months after entry of the action,
a list specifying in detail all special damages claimed; copies of bills
incurred thereafter shall be furnished on receipt. Any party claiming loss of
income shall furnish opposing counsel, within six months after the entry of the
action, as soon as each is available, copies of the party's Federal Income Tax
Returns for the year of the incident giving rise to the loss of income, and for
two years before, and one year after, that year, or, in the alternative, written
authorization to procure such copies from the Internal Revenue Service.
C. If, after an action has been
entered for three months, a party submits copies of bills incurred to opposing
counsel, and no objection has been made within thirty days, the bills may be
introduced without formal proof.
D. In actions to recover damages for
personal injuries, the defendant shall have the right to a medical examination
of the plaintiff prior to, or during, trial.
E. Copies of all medical reports
relating to the litigation, in the possession of the parties, will be furnished
opposing counsel on receipt of the same.
F. X-rays and hospital records (which
are certified as being complete records) if otherwise admissible and competent
may be introduced without calling the custodian or technician. Any party shall
have the right to procure from opposing counsel an authorization to examine and
obtain copies of hospital records and X-rays involved in the litigation.
G. All experts, including doctors and
law enforcement personnel, who are to testify at a trial, will be advised by
counsel to bring their original records and notes to court with them.
H. The issue of speed of a motor
vehicle on a public highway, if material, will be submitted on the grounds of
reasonableness without regard to statutory provisions relative to rates of speed
that are
prima facie reasonable, unless counsel objects thereto at the pretrial
settlement conference, or files written objection thereto at least seven days
before the trial.
I. No claim is to be made at any
trial that the operator of a motor vehicle, involved in the case, was not
properly licensed, unless the claim has been made at the pretrial settlement
conference, or unless the claim was filed in writing at least seven days before
the trial.