i have a copy

[sahara]

detroit; a man i lived with owes me money that he borrowed to buy things for him and his daughter supposedly and owes me rent money. i listed everything he owes me on a paper and he signed it confirming that he owes me, but he tore up the original paper thinking that i didn't have a copy therefore i couldn't sue him, but i do have a copy that i put away,2 copies actually. being he tore up the original can i take the photocopy of the original paper that he signed to court with me as proof? is it acceptable?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Yes. If your State has it, the "Best Evidence Rule" allows a copy to be accepted, and admitted into evidence, by the court if the original is not in existence.

IAAL