Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.
N.J.R.E. 804(b)(6) codifies an exception to the hearsay rule. It allows, in civil proceedings only, the admission of "a statement made by a person unavailable as a witness because of death if the statement was made in good faith upon declarant's personal knowledge in circumstances indicating that it is trustworthy." Ibid.
In the context of a summary judgment motion, the trial court disallowed...
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