Practice question
A civil defendant offers a compromise and separately offers to pay the claimant's hospital expenses. The claimant seeks to treat both offers alone as admissions of liability. Explain Section 28 and distinguish a genuine other-purpose use of negotiation evidence.
Legal references
- 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 130, Sections 27–34; applicable constitutional exclusions remain: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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