 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,...  The Practice of the Law of Evidence - Sida 405efter Edmund Powell - 1856 - 427 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1896 - 772 sidor
...1854, Parliament adopted the Common Law Procedure Act, which, among other things, provided as follows : "A party producing a witness shall not be allowed...may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the Opinion of the Court. judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge,... | |
 | Edmund Powell, John Cutler - 1898 - 728 sidor
...of reply, and practice and course of proceedings, save as hereby altered, shall be as at present. 3. A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that ho has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last-mentioned... | |
 | Gold Coast, Sir William Brandford Griffith - 1898 - 768 sidor
...Discrediting Witnesses. 3. The party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach How far a his credit by general evidence of bad character, but...may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the Court prove adverse, contradict own him by other evidence, or by leave of the Court prove that he has... | |
 | United States. Hawaiian Commission - 1898 - 736 sidor
...refuses to answer, it shall be lawful for the party so questioning to prove such conviction. § 1421. A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...his credit by general evidence of bad character; but may contradict him by other evidence, or (in case the witness shall in the opinion of the court or... | |
 | Indiana. Appellate Court - 1898 - 790 sidor
...Swears upon the first occasion. Section 515, Burns' RS 1894 (507, R, S. 1881), is as follows: "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... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1899 - 680 sidor
...English statute of 17 & 18 Viet. c. 125, § 22, omitting, however, the qualification of that act — "in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse " — and the limit of the right to prove such inconsistent Kyerson r. Abington. •tatements "by leave... | |
 | Nova Scotia - 1900 - 1368 sidor
...in the opinion of the ^?, b^may'cmi" judge, proves adverse, contradict him by other evidence, ^Sle'r evidence or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at*«other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last-mentioned... | |
 | 1917 - 772 sidor
...145, referred to by counsel, strengthen in any way the Crown's contention. Section 9 provides that a party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...his credit by general evidence of bad character, but if the witness, in the opinion of the Court, proves adverse, such party may contradict him by other... | |
 | Edmund Robert Daniell - 1901 - 1306 sidor
...of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the writing in dispute (a). 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 ad verse (b), contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of... | |
 | Indiana - 1901 - 1792 sidor
...orally — Frazer r. Boss, 66 Ind. i. 507. Party producing not to impeach — Exception. 28^5. 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... | |
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