Words Heard Beyond the Grave: Washington Appellate Court Determines When a Deceased Party’s Statements Are Admissible

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In this week’s episode, Abby Ferguson, Marketing Manager, discusses Smith Freed Eberhard’s latest Legal Alert, “Words Heard Beyond the Grave: Washington Appellate Court Determines When a Deceased Party’s Statements Are Admissible.” The Washington Appellate Court concluded that post trial statements made by a party to a case before his death are a “statement by a party opponent”; which is an exception to the hearsay rule.

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