Relevance; Collateral Matters

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1. Under Rule 128 section 4, what makes evidence relevant?
2. How does section 4 treat evidence on collateral matters?
3. Must an item conclusively prove the entire claim before it can be relevant?
4. In a slip-and-fall case disputing whether a walkway was wet, a witness describes rain entering through a damaged roof i…
5. In an ordinary dispute about whether goods were delivered on a specified date, a party offers the other party’s favorit…
6. A document strongly supports a disputed factual issue but was obtained through a method subject to a valid constitution…
7. A case turns on whether a machine was functioning at noon. A reliable test at 11:55, coupled with evidence that no inte…
8. State the relevance test and the rule for collateral matters under Rule 128 section 4.
9. Distinguish relevance, admissibility and sufficient proof of a claim.
10. How should a court assess circumstantial evidence offered on a fact surrounding the principal disputed event?
11. Can evidence be relevant because it makes the fact in issue less likely rather than more likely?
12. Does calling a surrounding fact collateral automatically resolve its admissibility?