Section 5.12 Doctrine of Curative Admissibility

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C. (§5.12) Doctrine of Curative Admissibility

The doctrine of curative admissibility “allows a party to answer inadmissible evidence introduced by the opposing party with similar inadmissible evidence if its introduction would remove any unfair prejudice caused by the admission of the earlier inadmissible evidence.” Adams v. Burlington N. R.R. Co., 865 S.W.2d 748, 751 (Mo. App. W.D. 1993) (citing Phoenix Redevelopment Corp. v. Walker, 812 S.W.2d 881, 886 (Mo. App. W.D. 1991)). For this doctrine to apply...

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