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· 9/16/1981

Lewis v. Foster

Citations

  • 621 S.W.2d 400
  • 24 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 559
  • 1981 Tex. LEXIS 355

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  • “[T]he purpose of the Dead Man’s Statute is threefold: (1) to put the parties on an equal footing at trial, (2) to prevent one, to the detriment of the other, from taking advantage of the fact that the lips of the deceased have been sealed, and (3

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Judges: Spears

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