City of Webster Groves v. Quick
Missouri Court of Appeals
323 S.W.2d 386 (Mo. App. 1959)
Relevant factsFree
The defendant was cited for speeding under the City of Webster Groves' ordinance. On appeal he argued that allowing the officer who wrote the citation to testify to the speedometer reading was inadmissible hearsay.
IssueFree
Whether a witness's testimony relaying the reading of a machine is hearsay, on the theory that the person is merely relaying another's assertion to prove the truth of the matter.