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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Powers v. Coccia, 861 A.2d 466 (2004)

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Powers v. Coccia, 861 A.2d 466 (2004)
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Powers v. Coccia, 861 A.2d 466 (2004)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2004-12-09

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own the statements of both the pest control and construction companies and admitted them to be true. The plaintiffs rely on the well-recognized evidentiary principle that there is no requirement that a “ ‘declarant have personal knowledge of the facts underlying [his] statement’” for it to qualify as an adoptive admission. See Brookover v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, 893 F.2d 411, 416 (1st Cir.1990); Mahlandt v. Wild Canid Survival and Research Center, Inc.,