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· 5/5/1982

State ex rel. Maleng v. Aukeen District Court

Citations

  • 31 Wash. App. 738
  • 644 P.2d 745
  • 1982 Wash. App. LEXIS 2751

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • plain error for trial court not to exclude testimony from mental-health professionals that the plaintiffs reports of abuse were credible
  • “[T]he outcome depend [ed] very substantially, perhaps exclusively, on the jury’s determination of the parties’ relative credibility.”
  • “[T]rial courts are obligated, sua sponte, to exclude and, if necessary, strike testimony that comments on a witness’s credibility.”

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Judges: Corbett

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