§ 1261 [Hearsay Exception for Claims Against Decedent's Estate]
Division 10: Hearsay Evidence | Chapter 2: Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule | Article 6: Statements Relating to Wills and to Claims Against Estates
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Rule Text
(a) Evidence of a statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered in an action upon a claim or demand against the estate of the declarant if the statement was made upon the personal knowledge of the declarant at a time when the matter had been recently perceived by him and while his recollection was clear.
(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.
Amendment history: Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.