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§52
Title 16: COURT PROCEDURE -- EVIDENCE
Chapter 1: WITNESSES
Subchapter 2: QUALIFICATIONS, PRIVILEGES AND CREDIBILITY
§53-A

§53. Parties, spouses and others as interested witnesses

A person is not excused or excluded from testifying in any civil action by reason of that person's interest as party or otherwise, except as otherwise provided, but that interest may be shown to affect the person's credibility, and the spouse of either party may be a witness.   [RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. D, §1 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2025, c. 2, Pt. D, §1 (COR).
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