(a) In a civil action against:
(1) a person who, from any cause, is legally incapable of testifying, or
(2) the committee, trustee, executor, administrator, heir, legatee, devisee, assignee, or other representative of a deceased person or of a person so incapable of testifying, a judgment or decree may not be rendered in favor of the plaintiff founded on the uncorroborated testimony of the plaintiff or of the agent, servant, or employee of the plaintiff as to any transaction with, or action, declaration or admission of, the deceased or incapable person.
(b) In an action specified by subsection (a) of this section, if the plaintiff or his agent, servant, or employee, testifies as to any transaction with, or action, declaration, or admission of, the deceased or incapable person, an entry, memorandum, or declaration, oral or written, by the deceased or incapable person, made while he was capable and upon his personal knowledge, may not be excluded as hearsay.
(Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 519, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 14-302.
1973 Ed., § 14-302.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 14 - Proof. [Enacted title]
Chapter 3 - Competency of Witnesses
§ 14–301. Parties and other interested persons generally
§ 14–302. Testimony against deceased or incapable person
§ 14–303. Testimony of deceased or incapable person
§ 14–304. Death or incapacity of partner or other interested person
§ 14–305. Competency of witnesses; impeachment by evidence of conviction of crime
§ 14–306. Spouse or domestic partner
§ 14–307. Confidential information
§ 14–308. Assessment officials as expert witnesses in condemnation proceedings
§ 14–310. Domestic violence counselors