Legal Opinion
Northeast Bank & Trust Co. v. Soley
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 5, 1984PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice.
This appeal draws in question the scope of the business records exception to the hearsay rule. M.R.Evid. 803(6).
The plaintiff, Northeast Bank & Trust Co., brought an action in Superior Court (Penobscot County) on a promissory note executed in its favor by the defendants, Gilbert C. Laite, Joseph L. Soley, and Laite-Soley Enterprises. 1 After a jury-waived trial held on July 19, 1983, the Superior Court found for the plaintiff bank, awarding as damages the principal amount of the note, the interest accrued thereon, and attorney fees. On appeal, the defendants…
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