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Diehl v. Butts
No. 971090Supreme Court of Virginia
971090 Diehl v. Butts 04/17/1998 Because it was error to allow a doctor to testify to a conversation with a now-deceased patient without the level of corroboration required by Code § 8.01-397, commonly referre…
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971090 Diehl v. Butts 04/17/1998 Because it was error to allow a doctor to testify to a conversation with a now-deceased patient …
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971090 Diehl v. Butts 04/17/1998 Because it was error to allow a doctor to testify to a conversation with a now-deceased patient without the level of corroboration required by Code § 8.01-397, commonly referred to as the dead man's statute, the action is reversed and remanded.
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