· 5/8/1953
Cantrill v. American Mail Line, Ltd.
Citations
- 257 P.2d 179
- 42 Wash. 2d 590
- 1953 Wash. LEXIS 484
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- discussing admission of medical records under RCW 5.45.020 through persons who did not create the records
- discussing admission of medical records under RCW 5.45.020 through persons who did not create the records
- noting importance of exception in context of hospital records typically created by multiple “attendants, nurses, physicians, X ray technicians, laboratory and other hospital employees”
- medical records properly admitted through treating physician who routinely relied on records prepared by her fellow physicians in the ordinary course of business in treating her patients
- exception created “for the purpose (among others) of making evidence that would otherwise be hearsay competent evidence” because record bears sufficient indicia of reliability
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Judges: Donworth
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