Kahn

Defendants appeal from a money judgment for floral decorations furnished them by plaintiff.

The issue on appeal is whether the court erred in admitting in evidence, over objection, Exhibits 1, 2 and 8.

Exhibit 1 is a compilation or summary, allegedly based upon plaintiff’s business records, showing the quantity, kind, cost to plaintiff and charge against defendants, of flowers used in floral arrangements and decorations for a wedding; the quantity, kind, cost to plaintiff and charge against defendants of ferns, trees and other merchandise used in decorating the wedding site; an itemization of merchandise supplied on a rental basis, which were used in decorating the wedding site, and the charge therefor; and the cost of labor furnished in decorating the site. Although defendants contend the exhibit is inadmissible because it is hearsay, the real issue is whether it is a compilation premised on business records admissible under Evidence Code section 1509.- A summary of business records consisting of numerous accounts or other writings that cannot be examined in cdurt without great loss of time, is admissible in evidence upon a showing the business records are entitled to…