collateral matter

collateral matter. Evidence. Any matter on which evidence could not have been introduced for a relevant purpose. • If a witness has erred in testifying about a detail that is collateral to the relevant facts, then another party cannot call witnesses to contradict that point — cross-examination alone must suffice. [Cases: Evidence 99; Wit-nesses 405. C.J.S. Evidence §§ 2–5, 197–199, 204, 206; Witnesses § 770.]

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