Lesson 14. Admissions by Third Parties ............................................................... 174 Res Inter Alios Acta Rule..................................................................... 174 Exceptions to the Res Inter Alios Acta Rule ........................................ 175 Keep in Mind....................................................................................... 180 Summary ............................................................................................. 180 Lesson 15. Hearsay Evidence ................................................................................ 182 Hearsay Rule ....................................................................................... 182 Not Hearsay ......................................................................................... 184 Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule .......................................................... 187 Dying Declaration....................................................................... 188 Statement of Decedent or Person of Unsound Mind................... 190 Declaration Against Interest ....................................................... 192 Act or Declaration about Pedigree .............................................. 193 Family Reputation or Tradition Regarding Pedigree .................. 194 Common Reputation ................................................................... 195 Part of the Res Gestae................................................................. 196 Records of Regularly Conducted Business Activity................... 198 Entries in Official Records ......................................................... 199 Commercial Lists and the Like................................................... 200 Learned Treatises........................................................................ 201 Testimony or Deposition at a Former Proceeding ...................... 202 Residual Exceptions.................................................................... 203 Keep in Mind....................................................................................... 205 Summary ............................................................................................. 205 Lesson 16. Opinions of Witnesses......................................................................... 206 Opinion of Expert Witness.................................................................. 206 Opinion of Ordinary Witness and Character Evidence....................... 209 Keep in Mind....................................................................................... 211 Summary ............................................................................................. 212
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Chapter Test .................................................................................................................. 213
Bibliography ............................................................................................................... 215
Index ............................................................................................................................. 222
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