Palmer v. Hoffman
United States Supreme Court
318 U.S. 109 (1943)
Relevant factsFree
After a train accident killed a plaintiff's wife and injured him, the railroad (defendant) sought to admit a statement its since-deceased engineer gave during a routine post-accident interview conducted at the company's office; the railroad regularly conducted such interviews after every employee accident, but the trial court excluded the statement, and the court of appeals affirmed.
IssueFree
Whether a statement made in an employer's post-accident interview by an employee involved in the accident is admissible as a business record made in the regular course of business for a railroad company.
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