Principle

EVIDENCE LAW – Documentary Evidence – Necessity of Production and Tender of Documentary Evidence of Title

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

A party must produce the best evidence of a document. Secondary evidence is only admissible after laying a proper foundation. The principle applies to all documentary evidence. Failure to tender a document renders oral testimony about it valueless. The court cannot rely on unproduced documents.…

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