For the admissions exception to apply to an out-of-court statement by an agent against the party, the statement must be within the scope of the agent's authority and the agent was authorized to speak for the party on that subject.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only if the agent is a supervisor
• D. Only if the statement was in writing

Answer: (A)

Admissions by a party opponent include statements made by the party’s agent about matters within the agent’s authority. For the admissions exception to apply, the statement must be within the scope of the agent’s authority and the agent must have been authorized to speak for the party on that subject. When those conditions are met, the statement is treated as the party’s own admission and is admissible against the party, even though it came from someone else. The agent’s supervisor status isn’t required, and the statement need not be in writing.