State Ex Rel. Pershall v. Woolsey

The state appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict in favor of respondent in a filiation proceeding (ORS 109.125 et seq) and assigns as error the admission in evidence, over petitioner’s objection, of a letter from an Assistant Attorney General to defense counsel which, it is contended, contained prejudicial hearsay statements not excepted from the exclusionary rule. Respondent cross-appeals, claiming abuse of discretion in the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to him; our disposition of the case makes it unnecessary to consider this matter.

The relevant part of the letter involved in this…