Principle

EVIDENCE LAW – Affidavit Evidence – Contents of Affidavit – Statement of Facts and Circumstances Distinguished from Legal Argument or Conclusion

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Affidavits must contain only statements of facts and circumstances, not legal argument, objection, prayer, or conclusion. The test: Is the paragraph fit only as a submission for counsel's oral argument? If yes, it is improper. If it is evidence a witness could give on oath…

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