Sandra and Bill made an oral contract in which Bill agreed t…
Sandra and Bill made an oral contract in which Bill agreed to buy 12 different rare baseball cards from Sandra. The day after the two of them allegedly made the deal, Bill wrote down from memory the 12 different cards he had agreed to purchase as well as the purchase price for each card. The total purchase price according to his document was $5,280. The next day, Sandra delivered the cards and demanded $8,560. Bill protested, saying that was more than the price they had agreed on. Ultimately the two of them could not agree, and Sandra sued Bill for breach of contract. At trial, Bill testified about the deal he made with Sandra, but he could not remember exactly how much he had agreed to pay for each card. His attorney asked if he wrote down the prices for the cards. Bill said he did, and he confirmed that at the time he wrote down the prices, the prices were fresh in his memory, and the record accurately reflected his memory at the time. His attorney then gave him the document he made the day after the deal was made, and (over Sandra’s objection) Bill read it out to the jury. Bill’s attorney then admitted the document into evidence (again over Sandra’s objection). While the jury was deliberating, they asked to see the document, and (again over Sandra’s objection) the document was sent back into the jury room for the jury to examine. Did the trial judge make the proper rulings?
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