Grady Tracy v. Theresa Dennie — Goodson, J., Concurring

Summary

Justice Goodson concurs in affirming the circuit court's ruling because the hearsay objection was not sufficiently specific to preserve the issue for appellate review. She explains that the attorney ad litem's report contained both admissible party admissions and potentially inadmissible hearsay, so the objecting party was required to identify the objectionable portions. She further states that, if the issue had been preserved, she would reject the view that Administrative Order No. 15 authorizes admission of hearsay in an attorney ad litem's report. Justice Baker, concurring, would affirm based on harmless error, while Justice Brown, concurring, relies on the trial judge's ability to distinguish competent from incompetent evidence in a bench trial.