14. Mary is a 72-year old retired junior high school teacher.She commenced an action against Matthew, a licensed stockbroker,claiming that he had deceived her into investing her life savingsby fraudulently claiming that he would greatly enrich her via aseries of stock transactions. Mathew has no history of disciplinaryactions or lawsuits against him with respect to stock transactionsinitiated by him. Mathew is generally known as an honest person byhis friends, colleagues, and clients.
At trial, Mathew’s counsel attempts to introduce evidence, viathe testimony of another stockbroker who works with Mathew, thatMathew “has an excellent reputation for honesty in the businesscommunity.”
If Mary’s attorney objects to the introduction of this evidence,it is most likely that
- The objection will be overruled because character evidence isadmissible in civil cases
- The objection will be overruled because Mathew’s character isdirectly in issue in this case
- The objection will be sustained because the testimony ishearsay
- The objection will be sustained because evidence of Mathew’scharacter is not admissible
- None of the above