Original evidence is the evidence of a witness who deposes to facts of his own knowledge. If his information is derived from other persons and he himself has no personal knowledge of the facts to...

Original evidence is the evidence of a witness who deposes to facts of his own knowledge. If his information is derived from other persons and he himself has no personal knowledge of the facts to which he deposes, then his evidence is said to be hearsay. (Phipson and Elliott, 1980, p. 12)