Section 16.15 Use of Textbooks or Other Authoritative Treatises in Cross-Examination

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C. (§16.15) Use of Textbooks or Other Authoritative Treatises in Cross-Examination

Textbooks and journals on technical subjects are not, of themselves, direct or independent evidence, but they may be used for cross-examination of an expert by reading from them and asking the witness if he or she agrees with the statement read. Crain v. Newt Wakeman, M.D., Inc., 800 S.W.2d 105, 107 (Mo. App. S.D. 1990); Langley v. Michael, 710 S.W.2d 373, 377 (Mo. App. S.D. 1986). While hearsay, authoritative texts provide...