 | John Wade - 1871 - 946 sidor
...sections apply to all courts of judicature and parties authorized. By s. 3, a party producing a witness allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness, in the opinion of the judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge,... | |
 | Edmund Robert Daniell, Thomas Emerson Headlam, Leonard Field - 1871 - 962 sidor
...of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the •writing in dispute.1 A party producing a witness may not impeach his credit by 'general evidence of bad character ; but he may, in case the witness in the opinion of the Judge proves adverse,6 contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the... | |
 | Edmund Thomas Bewley - 1871 - 652 sidor
...not be allowed to Howfar» impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but p»rtym»y he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the Judge liwn'witm"". prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave J' j^V*"' of the Judge,... | |
 | Nova Scotia - 1873 - 1026 sidor
...character ; toi'Tu^nwy0" but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the contradict him. judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove J;hat he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony : but before such... | |
 | Henry John Stephen - 1874 - 726 sidor
...fact, though of the most delicate nature, and communicated to him in the strictest confidence (A). A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...general evidence of bad character; but he may, in case his witness, in the opinion of the judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence; or, by leave... | |
 | Canada - 1874 - 1416 sidor
...the same person : 2 Taylor on Ev. par. 1667. PARTY, HOW TO DISCREDIT HIS OWN WITNESS. Sec. 68. — A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...his credit by general evidence of bad character, but in case the witness in the opinion of the Court, proves adverse, such party may contradict him by other... | |
 | 1896 - 542 sidor
...fully settled until the passage of the English statute on the subject.22 This statute provides that "a party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general e?idence of bad character, but he may in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse,... | |
 | Henry Bowles Franklyn - 1874 - 166 sidor
...issue are allowed to be asked. Discrediting of one's own Witnesses. A party producing a witness is not allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character ; but if the witness, in the opinion of the court, prove hostile in the strict sense of the word, he may... | |
 | Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley - 1875 - 858 sidor
...the following statutory regulations have been promulgated : — 1. The party producing a witness will not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence...of bad character, but he may, in case the witness, in the opinion of the judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge,... | |
 | Canada, Sir Henri Elzéar Taschereau - 1875 - 626 sidor
...the same person : 2 Taylor on Ev. par, 1667. PARTY, HOW TO DISCREDIT HIS OWN WITNESS. Sec. 68. — A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...his credit by general evidence of bad character, but in case the witness in the opinion of the Court, proves adverse, such party may contradict him by other... | |
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A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge,... 
