Section 1007. Testimony or Written Admission of Party

The general principle, as to the production of written evidence as the best evidence, does not apply to the admissions of parties.

NOTE

This section is taken verbatim from Smith v. Palmer, 60 Mass. 513, 521 (1850). See also Cooley v. Collins, 186 Mass. 507, 509–510, 71 N.E. 979, 980 (1904); Clarke v. Warwick Cycle Mfg. Co., 174 Mass. 434, 435, 54 N.E. 887, 888 (1899).