Section 7.52 Admissibility—Party as the Witness

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1. (§7.52) Admissibility—Party as the Witness

In state court, a party’s statement of opinion or conclusion is admissible in evidence even if the party does not testify. See §7.46, supra; Bowls v. Scarborough, 950 S.W.2d 691 (Mo. App. W.D. 1997) (in a medical negligence case, the plaintiff’s post-deposition statement to the defendant/doctor that the plaintiff blamed another doctor for the death of her husband and had not wanted to sue the defendant was properly admitted as an admission). Therefore, it is also proper to cross-examine a party concerning a prior statement even though the statement is an expression of the party’s...