271 A.2d 94 (1970); Todd v. Malafronte, 3 Conn. App. 16, 23, 484 A.2d 463 (1984). “Simply stated, the collateral source rule will not allow a tortfeasor to reduce his damage liability resulting from harm caused to another by benefits the injured person received from sources other than the tortfeasor himself or one acting on the tortfeasor’s behalf. In essence, the collateral source rule is both a rule of damages and a rule of evidence. Its operation prevents a tort defendant from introducing evidence to prove that the plaintiff incurred no medical expenses because the plaintiffs insurer paid them, or no wage loss because a kind employer continued wages during the disability. “The end result of the operation of the collateral source rule is that in some cases the tort plainti 0 (1977) (<HOLDING>); Gorham v. Farmington Motor Inn, Inc., supra,
holding that free special education services provided by state to plaintiffs child in order to cope with needs caused by personal injuries are collateral source and that defendants could not reduce personal injury damages because of such benefits holding that the eha established right to public education for students with disabilities that consists of educational instruction specially designed to meet the unique needs of the handicapped child supported by such services as are necessary to permit the child to benefit from the instruction holding that warranty actions for personal injury damages or tortious injury to personal property are governed by general nonucc limitations periods holding contract for personal services is not assignable holding that personal representative may amend personal injury suit to state wrongful death claim following plaintiffs death