Rule 1226 Evidence of a statement by a minor child is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if offered against the plaintiff in an action brought under Sect…

When a child gets injured and a parent sues on the child's behalf, anything the child said about the incident can be used as evidence in court. Normally, repeating what someone else said outside of court (called hearsay) is not allowed as evidence. This rule creates an exception to that.

The child's own words can be brought up and used against the person who filed the lawsuit. This means that if the child made any statements about what happened, the other side can present those statements to the court.