Does 'Angel' have to be a material witness to the sale of a property?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Fortier, 10 Cal.App.3d 760, 89 Cal.Rptr. 210 (Cal. App. 1970):

4 Since 'Angel' was an eyewitness to the sale, she clearly was a 'material witness' within the rules herein involved. (See Eleazer v. Superior Court (1970) 1 Cal.3d 847, 851, 83 Cal.Rptr. 586, 590, 464 P.2d 42, 46.)

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