Opinion ID: 744916
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Heading: First Interstate Bank Records

Text: 31 The court erroneously admitted records from the First Interstate Bank to prove that Sherwood was senile and suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The evidence was admitted under Fed.R.Evid. 803(6) as a record of regularly conducted business activity. This rule requires that the record be made by a person with knowledge of the information. No showing was made as to the foundation of the people entering the records. Furthermore, there was a second level of hearsay within the records that was only admitted to demonstrate the content of the bank's records rather than the substantive point that Sherwood was senile. Nonetheless, the Ahrings' counsel mentioned the records in closing as evidence that Sherwood was senile. 32 Although admission of the records likely was in error, it was harmless. The issue of Sherwood's senility was not crucial to the issue of ownership nor the delay in payment that supports the bad faith claim. In addition, there was considerable other testimonial evidence from Sherwood's relatives and acquaintances which supported the conclusion that Sherwood was senile. 4