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Massachusetts Court Rules
Massachusetts Guide to Evidence
Article X - CONTENTS OF WRITINGS AND RECORDS
Section 1007 - Testimony or Statement of Party to Prove Content

Mass. R. Evid. 1007

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Section 1007 - Testimony or Statement of Party to Prove Content

The proponent may prove the content of a written statement of the party against whom the evidence is offered without producing or accounting for the original.

Mass. Guid. Evid. 1007

This section is taken from Smith v. Palmer, 60 Mass. 513, 521 (1850). See also Cooley v. Collins, 186 Mass. 507, 509-510 (1904); Clarke v. Warwick Cycle Mfg. Co., 174 Mass. 434, 435 (1899).