Evidence of written matters: witness testimony referencing documents can be objected to unless the document is produced or secondary evidence allowed. A witness may be asked whether a contract, grant or other disposition of property about which they testify was contained in a document; if so, or if they propose to state a document's contents that the Court regards should be produced, the adverse party may object until the document is produced or until facts are proved permitting the party to give secondary evidence. A witness may also orally relate statements made by others about a document's contents when those statements are independently relevant.