| Edmund Powell - 1859 - 540 páginas
...convicted of wilful and corrupt perjury. XXII. How far a party may discredit his own witness.] — A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad charecter, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict... | |
| Alexander Staveley Hill - 1859 - 328 páginas
...Procedure Act, 1854," upon the subject of evidence. How far a party may discredit his own Witness. — "A party " producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit " by generul evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the " witness shall, in the opinion of the judge,... | |
| Nova Scotia - 1859 - 846 páginas
...not be allowed to Party produimpeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, tu'fi "peach" but he may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion of the d^'e^baa" judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or diameter, by leave of the judges,... | |
| Theodore Thring - 1861 - 416 páginas
...a rule of practice, which a court-martial would do well in following under similar circumstances. " A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...shall, in the opinion of the judge, prove adverse, 3 contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at . ii tionofan... | |
| Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - 1862 - 622 páginas
...of the evidence offered. The question is, perhaps, governed by our statute. It provides, that "The party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by evidence of bad character, unless it was indispensable that the party should produce him, or in case... | |
| Joseph Goodeve - 1862 - 776 páginas
...that, in case the witnesses should, in the opinion of the Judge, prove adverse to the party, he may contradict him by other evidence ; or, by leave of the Judge, prove that the witness has made at other times statements inconsistent with his testimony ; requiring, however,... | |
| Prince Edward Island - 1862 - 658 páginas
...not be allowed to "^/"J^/" impugn his credit by general evidence of bad character ; but party produhe may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion of the Judge, «ng a witness prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence ; or by leave miued toPc<mof the Judge,... | |
| James Fitzjames Stephen - 1863 - 540 páginas
...the Common in civil Law Procedure Act of 1854 (17 & 18 Vic. c. 125, s. 20) it is casesenacted that " a party producing a witness shall not be allowed "...or, " by leave of the judge, prove that he has made a statement " inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last" mentioned proof can be... | |
| William Gillespie Dickson - 1864 - 646 páginas
...note. 5 The English Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, 17 and 18 Viet., e. 125, provides, liy ? 22, that a party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...witness shall, in the opinion of the judge, prove advene, contradict him by other evidence; and, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other... | |
| William Gillespie Dickson - 1864 - 1042 páginas
...note. * The Engli-h Common Law Procedure Act, 1854. 17 and 18 Viet., c. 125, provide?, liy \ 22. that a party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by jr^neral evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion of the judge,... | |
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