 | United States. Supreme Court, Samuel Freeman Miller - 1875 - 756 páginas
...opinion that the weight of authority in the American courts is against allowing the question to be put to the impeaching witness whether he would believe the other on his oath. In the last edition of his work on the lav/ of evidence, he refers to several decided cases, which... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Samuel Freeman Miller - 1875 - 764 páginas
...presented is, whether the particular question propounded was properly excluded. Teese v. Huntingdon. whether he would believe the other on his oath. All...or transactions, for the reason that, while every mau is supposed to be fully prepared to meet those general inquiries, it is not likely he would be... | |
 | 1898 - 2046 páginas
...not properly be extended to his entire moral character and estimation in society. They also differ as to the right to inquire of the Impeaching witness...whether he would believe the other on his oath. All fliiree, however, that the first Inquiry must be restricted either to the general reputation of the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1888 - 588 páginas
...opinion that the weight of authority in the American courts is against allowing the question to be put to the impeaching witness whether he would believe the other on his oath. In the last edition of his work on the law of evidence he refers to several decided cases, which appear... | |
 | Frank Sumner Rice - 1892 - 832 páginas
...not properly be extended to his entire moral character and estimation in society. They also differ as to the right to inquire of the impeaching witness whether he would have believed the other on his oath. All agree, however, that the first inquiry must be restricted... | |
 | District of Columbia. Court of Appeals - 1915 - 732 páginas
...properly be extended to his entire moral character and estimation in society ; that courts also differ as to the right to inquire of the impeaching witness whether he would believe the other on his oath. After a citation of authorities upholding the two views, the court said : "Both Mr. Greenleaf and Mr.... | |
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All agree, however, that the first inquiry must be restricted either to the general reputation of the witness for truth and veracity, or to his general character, and that it cannot be extended to particular facts or transactions, for... 