American Trust Co. v. United Cash Store Co.

The first assignment of error relates to the admission of a folder containing letters from railroad officials in regard to demonstrations of the oaf step and commendations thereof and estimates of value of the patent rights, together with letters from distinguished men, certifying to the good character of the officials of the Car Step Company. This testimony was incompetent as hearsay, but in several places in the record the contents of this folder were referred to by witnesses without objection, notably on pages 64, 75 and 87 of the printed record. So that, although the evidence was…