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§52
Title 16: COURT PROCEDURE -- EVIDENCE
Chapter 1: WITNESSES
Subchapter 2: QUALIFICATIONS, PRIVILEGES AND CREDIBILITY
§53-A

§53. Parties, husbands, wives and others as interested witnesses

No person is excused or excluded from testifying in any civil action by reason of his interest in the event thereof as party or otherwise, except as otherwise provided, but such interest may be shown to affect his credibility, and the husband or wife of either party may be a witness.  
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