Is a signed statement made to an insurance adjuster by a witness who died before trial valid?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bishop v. Hiebert, 1996 CanLII 2552 (BC SC):
5 In Matheson v. Barnes, the same issue arose over a signed statement made to an insurance adjuster by a witness who died before trial. On the facts of this case, the only differences are that here the signed statement was given to a police officer and was made at the scene and at the time of the accident.
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