Jackson v. Household Finance Corp.
| Docket Number | SC18-357 |
| Decision Date | 02 July 2020 |
The Supreme Court approved the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in this foreclosure case, holding that the proper predicate for admission of records into evidence under the business records exception to the hearsay rule can be laid by a qualified witness testifying to the foundational elements of the exception
Household Finance Corp III (HFC) field a foreclosure complaint against Petitioners, alleging that Petitioners defaulted under the terms of the note and mortgage. During...
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15 cases
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Miller v. State
...extensive "knowledge" and "experience"—acquired over twenty years—supports the trial court’s decision. See Jackson v. Household Fin. Corp. III, 298 So. 3d 531, 536 n.3 (Fla. 2020) ("Even with respect to expert testimony, oftentimes, the amount of training or experience required is minimal."......
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Smithey v. State
...admissible as an excited utterance opened the door to impeachment under section 90.806(1) ); see also Jackson v. Household Fin. Corp. III , 298 So. 3d 531, 535 (Fla. 2020) (explaining that the hearsay exceptions "constitute categories of admissible hearsay").But some Florida courts do not c......
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R.L.G. v. State
...question of whether a statement is hearsay is a matter of law and is subject to de novo review on appeal." Jackson v. Household Fin. Corp. III, 298 So. 3d 531, 535 (Fla. 2020). Following this binding precedent, we review the trial court's decision to overrule the juvenile's hearsay objectio......
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Symonette v. State
...these documents are inadmissible in evidence. See, e.g., §§ 90.803(6), 90.803(8), 90.901, Fla. Stat. (2020) ; Jackson v. Household Fin. Corp. III, 298 So. 3d 531, 535 (Fla. 2020) ("A party can lay a foundation for the [admission of documents pursuant to the] business records exception in th......
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3 books & journal articles
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Private Sector Business Records
...former are generally admissible as the following sections indicate. The latter may be 2 Jackson v. Household Finance Corporation III , 298 So.3d 531 (Supreme Court of Florida, 2020). To lay a foundation for the admission of documents pursuant to the business records exception to hearsay, a ......
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Private sector business records
...former are generally admissible as the following sections indicate. The latter may be 2 Jackson v. Household Finance Corporation III , 298 So.3d 531 (Supreme Court of Florida, 2020). To lay a foundation for the admission of documents pursuant to the business records exception to hearsay, a ......
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Chapter 11-9 Unique Considerations for Foreclosures
...system within which such documents are kept, the Florida Supreme Court receded from this position in Jackson v. Household Fin. Corp. III, 298 So. 3d 531 (Fla. 2020).63 Prior to the ruling Jackson, Florida district courts often required the presentation of detailed testimony consisting of pe......