Supreme Court of Florida
Cynthia L. Jackson v. Household Finance Corporation III
July 2, 2020
Summary
The Court held that a qualified witness may establish the business-records hearsay exception by testifying to each statutory foundation element without providing additional detail about the company’s record-keeping procedures. Because the witness’s testimony satisfied those requirements, the records were properly admitted and the foreclosure judgment was upheld. The Court approved the lower appellate decision and rejected the contrary approach requiring more detailed testimony.