When part of an act, declaration, conversation or writing is given in evidence by one party, the whole on the same subject, where otherwise admissible, may at that time be inquired into by the other; when a letter is read, the answer may at that time be given; and when a detached act, declaration, conversation or writing is given in evidence, any other act, declaration, conversation or writing which is necessary to make it understood may at that time also be given in evidence.
ORS 40.040
Known as the Oregon Evidence Code
The act spans §§ 40–40 (98 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Robeson (1982)
Most recently applied in Dept. of Rev. v. Alaska Airlines, Inc. (July 2022)
1981 c.892 §6a
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.