Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 1611

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See

§ 1611. Written statements; consent of physician or parent

In civil cases, a written statement of a person who has been injured and is under the care of a physician and confined in a hospital, taken without the permission of the attending physician, or if the person is a minor, without the permission of the parent as well, shall not be admissible in any court proceeding either as an admission or as impeaching evidence. (1963, No. 116.)