EVIDENCE, § 654.1 — admissibility of photostatic copy of assignment of conditional sales contract. In trial involving issue, as between administrator and respondent, of right to automobile purchased by deceased on conditional sales contract, photostatic copy of alleged assignment by deceased to respondent of such contract was improperly excluded, where there was evidence that assignment existed, that original instrument was lost about three weeks after photostatic copy was made and that respondent made diligent search to find original, and both respondent and witness testified that they saw deceased sign original, and at trial written notice was served upon administrator to produce original, otherwise respondent would offer photostatic copy in lieu thereof.
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE LEWE.
Not to be published in full. Opinion filed April 2, 1947; released for publication April 25, 1947.