309 Pa. Super. 503 - Dunsmore v. Dunsmore’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. ““It is settled that in a contested case, reports may not as such be admitted into evidence or considered by the court. The authors of the reports ‘ “must themselves be produced, sworn and examined as witnesses and be subject to cross-examination.” ’ Wood v. Tucker, 231 Pa.Super. 461, 463 , 332 A.2d 191, 192 (1974) (quoting Commonwealth ex rel. Oncay v. Oncay, 153 Pa.Super. 569, 570 , 34 A.2d 839 (1943)). See also Kessler v. Gregory, 271 Pa.Super. 121 , 412 A.2d 605 (1979); Rummel v. Rummel, 263 Pa.Super. 97 , 397 A.2d 13 (1979). Moreover, this court ‘has repeatedly made plain that in a child custody case ... the record must be complete .... ’ Gunter v. Gunter, 240 Pa.Super. 382, 390 , 361 A.2d 307, 311 (1976). See also Commonwealth ex rel. Grillo v. Shuster, 226 Pa.Super. 229 , 312 A.2d 58 (1973); Williams v. Williams, 223 Pa.Super. 29 , 296 A.2d 870 (1972).” Dunsmore v. Dunsmore, 309 Pa.Super. 503 , 455 A.2d 723, at 724-25 (1983).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 314 Pa. Super. 460 - Hall v. Luick