Rule 2:1007. Testimony or Written Admission of a Party

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Rule 2:1007. TESTIMONY OR WRITTEN ADMISSION OF A PARTY

Contents of writings may be proved by the admission of the party against whom offered without accounting for the nonproduction of the original.

NOTES

This Rule of Evidence identifies admissions that obviate the need for production of the original. The principle expressed has long been recognized in the Virginia cases. See Taylor v. Peck, 62 Va. (21 Gratt.) 11 (1871). This doctrine sets forth an exception to the best evidence rule by...