This section is from the book "Popular Law Library Vol4 Torts, Damages, Domestic Relations", by Albert H. Putney. Also available from Amazon: Popular Law-Dictionary.
Infants will be allowed to testify in court when they have acquired sufficient intelligence to be able to understand the nature of an oath and the consequences of perjury. There are probably no cases where children have been allowed to testify under the age of four years.
 
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