Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. White Motor Corporation, Cross-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1979-10-09

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TONE, Circuit Judge. In the trial of this diversity action for wrongful death, the court excluded a statement of the plaintiff’s decedent, made while he was hospitalized for treatment of the injuries from which he later died. We hold that unless the declarant was not mentally competent when he made the statement, it should have been…

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