To Qualify for the Dying Declaration Exception to the Hearsay

question 7

Multiple Choice

To qualify for the Dying Declaration Exception to the Hearsay Rule, the dying person's statement:

• A)must be spontaneous
• B)must relate to current mental state
• C)must relate to cause of impending death
• D)all of these must be present for the Dying Declaration Exception to the Hearsay Rule

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Definitions:

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle that prohibits a party from withdrawing a promise made to a second party if the latter has reasonably relied on that promise to their detriment.

Statute of Frauds

A legal concept that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing and signed by the party to be charged, in order to be legally enforceable.

Collateral Promise

A collateral promise is a secondary agreement that one party will assume responsibility for another's debt or obligation if that other party fails to fulfill it.

Secondary Obligations

Duties or liabilities that arise not from the primary contract but as a result of ancillary or supplementary agreements or circumstances.