views. [In re Crawford, 205 S.C. 72 (S.C. 1944)] http://definitions.uslegal.com/s/scintilla-of-evidence-rule/ DEAD MAN'S STATUTE dead man statute is a statute designed to prevent perjury in a civil case by prohibiting a witness who is an interested party from testifying about communications or transactions with a deceased person (a "decedent") against the decedent's estate