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qid 1819 · law
Question: In a suit by an investor against a speculator, a relevant fact is the price of gold as quoted on a specific date 20 years ago. The investor calls a librarian to authenticate the microfilm copy of a newspaper from that date. This copy, kept in the archives of the public library, is the only record of that particular issue of the newspaper. The microfilm is
- admissible as a public record.
- admissible, to prove the authenticity of the newspaper.
- admissible under the library records exception to the hearsay rule.
- admissible as a business record.
- admissible as past recollection recorded.
- inadmissible as hearsay evidence.
- admissible, to prove the price of gold on that day.
- inadmissible as not the best evidence.
- inadmissible due to lack of original copy.
Our answer: G. admissible, to prove the price of gold on that day. Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)
How it was answered
Multi-step solver (maze), replayed by code
Current source
Legal Information Institute (Cornell), Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 803(17)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_803
Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)
Earlier version (superseded)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rule_803
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Earlier version (superseded)
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