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Box v. California Date Growers Assn.

California Court of Appeal · 1976
57 Cal.App.3d 266, pp. 270–271

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Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin

California State Bar #45226 ↗ · Approval recorded November 4, 2026

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What the court decided

The court kept the police report and its diagram out of the crash trial. It applied rules about what proof the court could use.

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This does not decide the use of every separate observation or witness account. Check the rules for the type of proof.

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