Truck Insurance Exchange v. Michling
Texas Supreme Court
364 S.W.2d 172 (1963)
Relevant factsFree
The only evidence that Michling's (plaintiff) husband suffered a workplace head injury was her own testimony recounting his statement upon arriving home in pain, with no independent corroboration that any bulldozer incident occurred at work, and a physician testified the fatal cerebral hemorrhage could have resulted from various causes including a blow, strain, cough, or spontaneous occurrence.
IssueFree
Whether, in Texas, uncorroborated hearsay testimony is admissible as an excited utterance to show the occurrence of an act without some independent evidence to verify that the act took place.