CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Belcher

Fletcher, Chief Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to consider whether Prophecy Corporation v. Charles Rossignol, Inc. 1 applies to contradictions between a party’s unsworn statement that he affirms under oath as true and other portions of his sworn testimony. Because a party who affirms under oath the truth and accuracy of an unsworn statement has incorporated the statement into his sworn testimony, we hold that Prophecy applies when the unsworn statement that has been adopted contradicts other portions of the party’s sworn testimony and reverse the Court of Appeals of Georgia’s…