600 Commerce
Commercial Litigation
in the Dallas Court
of Appeals

Hearsay 101

July 5, 2016
  1. “A statement that makes up the parties’ contact is an ophearsay graphicerative fact, a necessary part of a cause of action, and is not hearsay.”
  2. “A document created by one business may become a record of a second business if the second business determines the accuracy of the information generated by the first business.”
  3. A document is not hearsay when “it represents the legally operative fact of demand, a necessary part of [a] breach of contract case.”

Humphrey v. Yancey, No. 05-15-00653-CV (June 30, 2016) (mem. op.)