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Juchniewicz v. Bridgeport Hospital12/7/2004
s which logically tend to prove the issues involved and which is not excluded by some rule of law." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Id., 323, quoting Ayers Co. v. Novelty Textile Mills, Inc., 168 Conn. 577, 579, 362 A.2d 969 (1975). We held that several relevant circumstances, including the events of the week during which the death occurred and the course of the treatment, "advance the inquiry of the existence of the negligence alleged." Borkowski v. Sacheti, supra, 43 Conn. App. 324.
In this case, the plaintiff attempted to exclude any evidence that placed any blame on the plaintiff's decedent. As we have noted, however, a patient's actions and statements to the treating physician are relevant to an assessment of whether a medical care provider has comported with the applicable standard of care. In this case, the evidence of the conduct of the plaintiff's decedent was relevant to the defendant's contention that he met the applicable standard of care. We follow the reasoning set forth in Borkowski and conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the plaintiff's motion in limine.
The judgment is affirmed.
In this opinion the other judges concurred.
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