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.