Opinion ID: 901011
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Whether Scotts established a foundation for their amortization so as to make it admissible evidence.

Text: [¶ 31.] Scotts had a duty to establish an evidentiary foundation for the summary. The admission of a summary under FedREvid 1006 [SDCL 19-18-6] requires a proper foundation as to the admissibility of the material that is summarized and ... [a showing] that the summary is accurate; however, the decision to admit or exclude the summary rests in the district court's sound discretion. Needham v. White Laboratories, Inc., 639 F.2d 394, 403 (7th Cir.1981) ( cert. denied) 454 U.S. 927, 102 S.Ct. 427, 70 L.Ed.2d 237 (1981); U.S. v. Driver, 798 F.2d 248, 252-253 (7th Cir.1986). Scotts have not made a showing as to the admissibility of the underlying documents. [8] Without a proper evidentiary foundation the trial court properly excluded this evidence.