Your Honor What I Meant To State Was . . .: A Comparative Analysis of the Judicial and Evidentiary Admission Doctrines as Applied to Counsel Statements in Pleadings, Open Court, and Memoranda of Law

Authors

Ediberto Román, Florida International University College of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1995

Abstract

This article analyzes the law regarding party admissions; specifically as applied to statements in pleadings, open court, and memoranda of law. In particular, this article will: (1) provide a detailed description of the two types of admissions counsel make; (2) address courts' treatment of attorneys' admissions in different circumstances; and (3) provide an argument for treating attorneys' admissions in memoranda of law similar to admissions in open court or in pleadings. The goal of this article is to provide a blueprint of the law on admissions, an area of law where all to often counsel pays little attention, and to advocate a change in the treatment of attorneys' admissions in memoranda of law.

Recommended Citation

Ediberto Román, Your Honor What I Meant To State Was . . .: A Comparative Analysis of the Judicial and Evidentiary Admission Doctrines as Applied to Counsel Statements in Pleadings, Open Court, and Memoranda of Law , 22 Pepp. L. Rev. 981 (1995).
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