Pawn sued Dalton for injuries received when she fell down a stairway in Dalton's apartment building. Pawn, a guest in the building, alleged that she caught the heel of her shoe in a tear in the stair carpet. Pawn calls Witt, a tenant, to testify that Young, another tenant, had said to him a week before Pawn's fall: "When I paid my rent this morning, I told the manager he my rent this morning, I told the manager he had better fix that torn carpet." Young's statement, reported by Witt, is 
admissible, to prove that the carpet was defective.  admissible, to prove that Dalton had notice of the defect.  admissible, to prove both that the carpet was defective and that Dalton had notice of the defect.  inadmissible, because it is hearsay not within any exception. 
Question: Pawn sued Dalton for injuries received when she fell down a stairway in Dalton's apartment building. Pawn, a guest in the building, alleged that she caught the heel of her shoe in a tear in the stair carpet. Pawn calls Witt, a tenant, to testify that Young, another tenant, had said to him a week before Pawn's fall: "When I paid my rent this morning, I told the manager he my rent this morning, I told the manager he had better fix that torn carpet." Young's statement, reported by Witt, is 
A. admissible, to prove that the carpet was defective. 
B. admissible, to prove that Dalton had notice of the defect. 
C. admissible, to prove both that the carpet was defective and that Dalton had notice of the defect. 
D. inadmissible, because it is hearsay not within any exception. 
Answer: