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ry Note to the Witnesses Act 180}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 6, p. 802, }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 ante.}{
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 Northern Ireland}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 . This Act applies.
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 2. Parties in actions for breach of promise of marriage
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 
The parties to any action for breach of promise of marriage shall be competent to give evidence in such action: Provided always, that no plaintiff in any action for breach of promise of marriage shall recover a verdict unless his or her testimony 
shall be corroborated by some other material evidence in support of such promise.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594 
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid9383087\charrsid7891371 __________________________
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. This is the only instance where corroborative evidence is required before a plaintiff can recover in a civil action. Corroboration is also required in affiliation proceedings.
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\par The plaintiff cannot give corroborative evidence of the promise }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid471659\charrsid7891371 (}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14882375 Ow}{
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), 64 J.P. 88), and the evidence in corroboration, though it need not be sufficient to prove the promise by itself, must corroborate the alleged promise and not the story of the plaintiff as to other facts (}{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 Bessela v. Stern}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371  (1877), 2 C.P.D. 265).
\par The defendant's letters or his conduct, to which witnesses other than the plaintiff have testified, may afford such corroboration, but, unless there is reason to expect him to do so (see }{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 Spooner v. Godfrey}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371  }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid471659\charrsid7891371 (190}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 8), Times, 16th Octob}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7891371 er, C.A.), the fact that the de}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 
fendant does not answer a letter in which it is stated that he or she has made a promise of marriage, will not by itself amount to evidence in corroboration }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid471659\charrsid7891371 (}{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid471659\charrsid7891371 Wiedemann v. W}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 alpole}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 
, [1891] 2 Q.B. 534). Yet, if the defendant does not answer when orally charged with having promised to marry, that will amount to corroborative evidence (see }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 Bessela v. Stern}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 , }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 supra}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 
). The question is whether in the particular circumstances a reply to an allegation is called for. See, generally, 27 Digest (Repl.) 28, 29.
\par A statement which is admissible in evidence by virtue of the Civil Evidence Act 1968, s. 2, 3 or 4, pp. 911 }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid14882375 et seq}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 ., }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid14882375 post}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 
, is not capable of corroborating evidence given by the maker of the statement or, as the case may be, the person who originally supplied the information from which the record containing the statement was compiled; see s. 6(4) of that Act, p. 916, }{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 post}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371  (not yet in force).
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 3. Parties and their husbands and wives to be witnesses in suits for adultery
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 The parties to any proceeding instituted in consequence of adultery, and the husbands and wives of such parties, shall be competent to give evidence in such proceeding: . . .
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\par _______________________
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14882375 8, s. 16}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 (5), p. 9}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid4732437\charrsid7891371 2}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 9, }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 post}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid14882375 .
\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 This section was repealed so far as it relates to the High Court by the Supreme Court of Judicature (Consolidation) Act 1925, s. 226 and Sch. 6; see}{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid4732437\charrsid7891371  now s. 198 of that Act, Vol. 17}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 , title Husband and Wife.
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\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371  1888, }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 s. 6 and Schedule}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 .)
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\par }{\b\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 5. Short title
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 T}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid7891371 his Act may be cited for all pur}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 
poses as "The Evidence Further Amendment Act, 1869."
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594\charrsid7891371 This Act shall not extend to Scotland.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe5129\langnp2057\insrsid8148594 
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