Can you ask a witness what the meaning of a written document is?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Marx & Co., Inc. v. Diners' Club Inc., 550 F.2d 505 (2nd Cir. 1977):
13 Kirkland v. Nisbet, 3 Macq.Sc.App. C 766 (1859), "Evidence as to mercantile usage may be received; . . . but you cannot ask a witness what is the meaning of a written document."
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