Murray v. Donlan’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[U]nder Johnson’s definition of ‘a writing ... made in the regular course of business,’ memoranda would not be included if based upon information derived from third parties whose communications were casually and voluntarily made and not pursuant to a business duty or obligation. Consequently, a recorder may be under a business duty to record information supplied to him, while his informant is not duty bound to supply that information. If so, a writing created as a result of such a transaction would not be admissible in evidence as a hearsay exception under the statutory business record rule.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Perfetto v. Hoke