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Practice question: Previous Conduct as Evidence

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A company proves it did not omit a safety step on one earlier occasion and offers that fact solely to prove it could not have omitted the step in the current incident. No habit foundation or other purpose is shown. Which is correct?
  1. The company’s confidence is conclusive
  2. Only previous misconduct is restricted
  3. An earlier success conclusively proves every later success
  4. The negative previous-act inference is within Section35’s general prohibition
  5. Every safety record establishes a habit from one event

Legal references

  • A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rule130 Sections25–36,51–53 and Rule128 Sections3–4: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html

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