Assertion: character | /r/HasProperty | substantive issue
Facets:
value: in the case
type: LOCATION
value: in loss of consortium cases
type: OTHER
value: in lawsuits
type: LOCATION
value: in defamation suits
type: LOCATION
value: in the litigation
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: 1. prove character, if character is a substantive issue in the litigation
text: Character may be a substantive issue in defamation suits, in lawsuits alleging negligent hiring or negligent entrustment, in child custody cases, as well as in loss of consortium cases; character evidence is thus admissible to prove the substantive issues that arise in these types of lawsuits.
text: Another way of looking at this is that character evidence is only admissible in a majority of jurisdictions in a civil trial if character is actually a substantive issue in the case (negligent hiring; negligent entrustment, child custody cases, loss of consortium cases), or to impeach a witness.