Liberty Chair Co. v. Crawford

Are unsigned carbon copies of letters admissible in evidence ?

The record discloses that in the trial court nine unsigned carbon copies of letters were introduced in evidence, purporting to be written by the plaintiff to the defendants. The trial court, over the objection of the defendants, admitted the letters in evidence, and upon hearing said objection before Judge Daniels, he sustained defendants’ objection and awarded a new trial upon the ground that said evidence was incompetent.

The courts have established certain fundamental principles regulating the introduction of letters, and copies…