Guide to Evidence
Article X. Contents of Writings and Records

Guide to Evidence  Section 1007. Testimony or statement of party to prove content

Adopted Date: 02/01/2025

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Section 1007

The proponent may prove the content of a written statement of the party against whom the evidence is offered without producing or accounting for the original.

Note

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

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