On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud(a)fairpoint.net> wrote:
In the court's opinion judicial notice was not
taken, but information
obtained about common usage of the term, "jet ski," used in the insurance
contract. Judicial notice seems to be out of bounds under some reasoning;
doubtless I do not fully understand what it means as a legal term.
http://www.utcourts.gov/resources/rules/ure/0201.htm
Wikipedia is certainly not a source "whose accuracy cannot reasonably
be questioned".
And if the fact "is generally known within the trial court’s
territorial jurisdiction", then Wikipedia isn't necessary.