Admissions by persons expressly referred to by party to suit
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Summary
If a party in a suit tells others to ask a particular person about a disputed matter, whatever that person says is treated as an admission by the referring party. It applies only when the referral is an express direction about the issue in dispute. Consequence: the third person's statement can be used against the party who referred to them as an admission.
Example
Priya sells a used car to Ravi. Ravi asks whether the car was ever in an accident; Priya says, "Ask Arjun, he knows about it." Arjun tells Ravi the car was never in an accident. Under this rule Arjun's statement is an admission against Priya.
Bare Act
Enacted textStatements made by persons to whom a party to the suit has expressly referred for information in reference to a matter in dispute are admissions.
Illustrations
The question is, whether a horse sold by A to B is sound.
A says to B- Go and ask C, C knows all about it. C’s statement is an admission.
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