CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Belcher

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• holding that the Prophecy rule does not apply to unsworn testimony
• “The Prophecy rule applies only to self- contradictions in a party’s sworn testimony. It does not apply to unsworn statements[.]”
• “[A] witness under oath who testifies that an unsworn statement is true and accurate incorporates the earlier statement into his present, sworn testimony.”
• “[A] witness under oath who testifies that an unsworn statement is true and accurate incorporates the earlier statement into his present, sworn testimony.”
• the Prophecy rule applies only to self-contradictions in a party’s sworn testimony and does not apply to unsworn statements that have not been incorporated into the party’s sworn testimony

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