In what circumstances will a witness be allowed to refer to a printed report of a meeting?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Matheson v. C.P.R., 1917 CanLII 238 (SK CA):
In Taylor v. Massey, 20 O.R. 429, a witness took notes of what took place at a meeting. From these notes a report of the meeting was subsequently published in a newspaper. After the destruction of the original notes, the witness who took them was allowed to refer to the printed report for the purpose of refreshing his memory as to what took place at the meeting.
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