No. 9115SC133 Filed 17 December 1991 1. Damages 53 (NCI4th) — collateral source rule The collateral source rule excludes evidence of payments made to the plaintiff by sources other than the defendant when this evidence is offered for the purpose of diminishing the defendant tortfeasor's liability to the injured plaintiff. Am Jur 2d, Damages 566. 2. Damages 53 (NCI4th) — collateral source rule — Medicare payments — admission on court's own motion Plaintiff was prejudiced by the trial court's violation
The North Carolina Rules of Evidence are as follows: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1