Maxim 9.1.16
A strumpet is a sufficient witness to a happening in a brothel.
Testis lupanaris sufficit ad factum in lupanari.
Source: Moor, 817; Jackson
Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable
Explanation
A witness is competent to testify about events occurring in a place she frequents, regardless of her character — the law takes testimony where it can find it.
Where this applies
- A witness who frequents a shady location saw something happen there and wants to testify.
- They're trying to disqualify my witness because of where the events took place.
- The only person who saw what happened at that location is someone with a questionable reputation.
Legal domains
Cite this maxim
NeCede Max. 9.1.16 — A strumpet is a sufficient witness to a happening in a brothel. — Moor, 817; Jackson (Testis lupanaris sufficit ad factum in lupanari.)
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