What is competent evidence in a civil case where a plaintiff is accused of making a claim based on hearsay or rumor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jenner v. City Council of City of Covina, 164 Cal.App.2d 490, 331 P.2d 176 (Cal. App. 1958):
While it is clear that mere uncorroborated hearsay or rumor is not competent evidence (Armistead v. City of Los Angeles, 152 Cal.App.2d 319, 324, 313 P.2d 127), the strict rules of evidence which obtain in the courts are not enforced in administrative
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