A plaintiff sued a defendant for injuries received in a traffic accident. The defendant charges the plaintiff with contributory negligence and alleges that the plaintiff failed to have his lights on at a time when it was dark enough to require them. The defendant calls a bystander to testify that a passenger, who was riding in the plaintiff's automobile and who also was injured, confided to him at the scene of the accident that "we should have had our lights on." The bystander's testimony is:.

inadmissible because it is hearsay not within any exception.

Explanation:

A plaintiff sued a defendant for injuries received in a traffic accident. The defendant charges the plaintiff with contributory negligence and alleges that the plaintiff failed to have his lights on at a time when it was dark enough to require them. The defendant calls a bystander to testify that a passenger, who was riding in the plaintiff's automobile and who also was injured, confided to him at the scene of the accident that "we should have had our lights on." The bystander's testimony is inadmissible, because it is hearsay, not within any exception. The statement was not made by a party to the litigation, but by a third party. because of this what the passenger says is hearsay

it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.