Document-assisted witness testimony permits proof of accurately recorded facts despite absent specific recollection where the witness confirms recording accuracy. Section 160 permits a witness to testify to facts recorded in a document of the kind contemplated by section 159 despite lacking specific recollection, ... Summary
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Document-assisted witness testimony permits proof of accurately recorded facts despite absent specific recollection where the witness confirms recording accuracy.
Section 160 permits a witness to testify to facts recorded in a document of the kind contemplated by section 159 despite lacking specific recollection, provided the witness is sure that the facts were correctly recorded. A book-keeper may therefore testify to transactions entered in regularly maintained business books after forgetting particular transactions, if the book-keeper knows that the books were correctly kept.
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