Corroon & Black of Louisiana, Inc. v. O'Regan

BYRNES, Judge.

This is a dispute over $2,764.34 in insurance premiums allegedly owed to Corroon and Black, an insurance broker, by O’Re-gan Company Inc., O’Regan Contractors Limited and Denis O’Regan, (O’Regan), for general liability and workers compensation policies provided by Reliance Insurance Company.

At trial, accounting personnel of Corroon and Black testified as to the accuracy of the amount due. However, that amount had been determined not by Corroon and Black, but by an auditor for Reliance Insurance. Defendants objected to the testimony on the grounds that it was hearsay since…