Answer not within respondent's knowledge
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 13 U.S. 153 - Clark's Executors v. Van Riemsdyk · 1815Most cited · 35 citing opinions
If a Defendant asserts a fact which is not and cannot be within his own knowledge, the nature of his testimony cannot be changed by the positiveness of his assertion.
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