Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)

Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 591

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591. In general, no person who has been present during the trial of a cause may be produced as a witness in the same cause; nevertheless it shall be in the discretion of the court, for just cause, to dispense with this rule in particular cases. Witnesses to be examined separately. Confronting witnesses. Amended by: XI.1858.5; XV.1913.117.

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