Note on Mode of Administering

Oath (9).

I. COMPETENCY. (1) Voir Dire.

Seeley v. Engell, 13 N. Y., 542,

(10);-Loveridge v. Hill, 96 N. Y.,

222, (15).

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- (2) What Law Governs, Note

(17);—King v. Worthington, 104

U. S.. 44, (18).

(3) Entire or Partial. Beal v.

Finch, 11 N. Y., 128, (20).

- (4) Parties. Note on competency

of accused in a criminal case

(23);—People v. Tice, 131 N. Y.,

631, (24).

- (5) Interest. Note on incompe-

tency by interest, (29).

(6) Infancy. Commonwealth v.

Lynes, 142 Mass., 577, (30);—

Notes of cases on competency of

infants, (34).

- (7) Mental Capacity. District of

Columbia v. Armes, 107 U. S.,

519, (36);-Rivara v. Ghio, 3 E. D.

Smith, 264, (42).

- (8) Deaf Mute. State v. De Wolf,

8 Conn., 92, (44).

(9) Felon. Logan v. United

States, 144 U. S., 263, (47);—

Note on the removal of dis-

qualifications of felons, (54).

— (10) Judge; Juror. People v.

Dohring, 59 N. Y., 374, (56).

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Hayes, 140 N. Y., 484, (67);—Notes

of recent cases on confidential

communications between hus-

band and wife, (74).

- (12) Attorney and Client.

French v. Hall, 119 U. S., 152,

(78);-Root v. Wright, 84 N. Y.,

72, (80);-Hurlburt v. Hurlburt,

128 N. Y., 420, (84);-Note on con-

fidential communications between

attorney and client, (87).

― (13) Physician and Patient.

Connecticut Life Ins. Co. v. Union

Trust Co., 112 U. S., 250, (99);—

Edington v. Mut. Life Ins. Co., 67

N. Y., 185, (103);-Edington v.

Etna Life Ins. Co., 77 N. Y., 564,

(109);—Grattan v. Metropolitan

Life Ins. Co., 92 N. Y., 74, (115);—

Renihan v. Dennin, 103 N. Y., 573,

(118);-Pierson v. People, 79 N. Y.,

424, (122); People v. Murphy, 101

N. Y., 126, (125);-Note on privi-

leged information acquired by

physician as to patient, (129).

— (14) Pastor and Parishioner.

Note on incompetency of clergy-

man to disclose communication of

parishioner, (136).

- (15) Against Estates of Deced-

ents, etc. Note on the Ameri-

can statutes protecting estates

against interested witnesses,

(137);-The New York Statute,

(137);-Analysis of the New York

Statute, (138);-The Act of Con-

gress, (139).

(a.) Note on what proceed-

ings are affected by the statute

as to interested testimony against

estates of decedents, etc., (140).

(b.) Who Disqualified. Davis

v. Gallagher, 55 Hun, 593, (141);—

Gourlay v. Hamilton, 41 Hun, 437,

(143);—Miller v. Montgomery, 78

N. Y., 282, (145);—Church v. How-

ard, 79 N. Y., 415, (149); Wallace

v. Straus, 113 N. Y., 238, (150);—

Morgan v. Johnson, 87 Ga., 382,

(153);-Carpenter v. Soule, 88

N. Y., 251, (156);-Hobart v. Ho-

bart, 62 N. Y., 80, (157) ;—Con-

nelly v. O'Connor, 117 N. Y., 91,

(160);-Sanford v. Ellithorp, 95

N. Y., 48, (162);-Eisenlord v.

Clum, 126 N.Y., 552, (164);—Heft

v. Ogle, 127 Pa. St., 244, (178) ;—

O'Brien v. Weiler, 68 Hun, 64,

(182);-Matter of Wilson, 103 N.

Y., 374, (184);-Notes of other
recent cases on who incompetent
against an estate, etc., (187).

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(c.) As Witness for Whom
(see above cases).

(d.) Against Whom. Peters

v. Peters, 3 Misc. (Delehanty), 264,

(192);-Pope v. Allen, 90 N. Y.,

298, (194);-Note of recent cases
on who may object as representa-
tive of deceased or as one claim-
ing under him, (197);—Note on
release of interest at common

* law, (200).

(e.) Concerning What. Hol-

comb v. Holcomb, 95 N. Y., 316,
(202);-Matter of Eysaman, 113
N. Y., 62, (208);-Note of recent
on what transactions or

with deceased

cases

.communications

(1)

Objections and Offers. Roy v.

Targee, 7 Wend., 359, (241).

Answers. Lansing v. Coley, 13

Abb. Pr., 272, (242).

III. FACTS, NOT CONCLUSIONS.

General Principle. Note on the

rule that a witness must testify

to facts, not conclusions, (245);—

Notes of cases on the general

rule; opinion as to ordinary af-

fairs, (246);-Notes of recent cases

on testimony as to belief and rec-

ollection, (248) ;-Morehouse v.

Mathews, 2 N. Y., 514, (249);—

Nicolay v. Unger, 80 id., 54, (252).

(2) Distance, Quantity, Speed,
Size, etc. Collins v. N. Y. Cen-
tral, etc., R.R. Co., 109 N. Y., 243,
(256);-Hallahan v. N. Y., Lake
Erie, etc., R.R. Co., 102 N. Y., 194,
(260);-Notes of other recent cases

on testimony as to distance, size,

quantity, speed, etc., (263).

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(3) Feeling, Conduct, Intent, etc.
M'Kee v. Nelson, 4 Cowen, 355,
(265);-Blake v. People, 73 N. Y.,
586, (267);—Notes of recent cases
on testimony as to another's

feeling, manner, conduct, intent,

knowledge, (270).

— (4) Physical Condition. Rawls
v. American Mut. Life Ins. Co.,
27 N. Y., 282, (273);-Notes of
recent cases on another's physical

condition, (274);-as to one's own

physical condition, (275).

— (5) Hearing and Seeing. Casey

v. N. Y. Central, etc., R. Co.,

6 Abb. N. C., 104, (276);-Notes of

cases as to testimony regarding

hearing and seeing, (277).

— (6) Mental Condition. Holcomb

v. Holcomb, 95 N. Y., 316, (279);—

Paine v. Aldrich, 133 N. Y., 544,

(285);—Notes of recent cases on

non-expert evidence regarding

mental condition, (287).

— (7) Intoxication. People v. East-

wood, 14 N. Y., 562, (289).

— (8) Identity, Likeness, etc. Peo-

ple v. Williams, 29 Hun, 520, (293);

Schwartz v. Wood, 51 N. Y. St.

Rep., 4, (296);-Notes of other

cases on testimony as to identity,

likeness, etc., (297).

- (9) Care, Danger, etc. McCarrag-

her v. Rogers, 120 N. Y., 526, (299);

-Notes of recent cases on testi-

mony as to care, danger, etc.,

(301).

lom v. Seward, 62 N. Y., 316,

(329);-Notes of cases on testi-

mony as to value of services, (331).

- (15) Upon Whose Credit. Tur-

ner v. Keller, 66 N. Y., 66, (332);-

Richmondville Union Seminary

v. McDonald, 34 N. Y., 379, (333);—

Ely v. Padden, 13 N. Y. St. Rep.,

53, (335);-Sweet v. Tuttle, 14

N. Y., 465, (336);-Betjmann v.

Brooks, 39 Hun, 469, (338).

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(344);-Yerkes v. Salomon, 11

Hun, 471, (346);-Dillon v. Ander-

son, 43 N. Y., 231, (347);—People

v. Baker, 96 N. Y., 340, (349);—

Starin v. Kelly, 88 N. Y., 418,

(351);—Notes of other cases on

testimony as to own intent, mo-

tive, knowledge, etc., (355).

IV. EXPERTS. (1) Qualification.

Slocovich v. Orient Mut. Ins. Co.,

108 N. Y., 56, (359);-Gregory v.

Fichtner, 27 Abb. N. C., 86, (361).

- (2) On What Subjects Com-

petent. Ferguson v. Hubbell, 97

N. Y., 507, (368);-Strohm v. N. Y.,

Lake Erie, etc., R. R. Co., 96 N. Y.,

305, (377).

(3) Form of Questions. People

v. McElvaine, 121 N. Y., 250,

(381);-Note on the proper foun-

dation of hypothetical questions,

(387).

V. AIDING MEMORY; AND MEMO-

RANDA. (1) Questions to Refresh.

People v. Druse, 103 N. Y., 655,

(389); -O'Hagan v. Dillon, 76

N. Y., 170, (391);—Acerro v. Pet-

roni, 1 Stark., 100, (393);—Notes

of recent cases on questions to re-

fresh witness' memory, (393).

(2) Memoranda to Refresh.

Ruch v. Rock Island, 97 U. S.,

693, (395);-Houstine v. O'Don-

nell, 5 Hun, 472, (397);— Carter v.

Bowe, 41 Hun, 516, (398);-Barker

v. N. Y. Central, etc., R.R. Co.,

24 N. Y., 599, (400);—Doyle v. Eye

& Ear Infirmary, 80 N. Y., 631,

(403);—Peck v. Lake, 3 Lans., 136,

(404);-Bigelow v. Hall, 91 N. Y.,

145, (410);-Raux v. Brand, 90

N. Y., 309, (413);-Howard v.

McDonough, 77 N.Y., 592, (415);—

Notes of cases on use of memo-

randa to refresh, (418).

(3) Witness Reading Memo-

randum. National Ulster Co.

Bk. v. Madden, 114 N. Y., 280,

(423);—Halsey v. Sinsebaugh, 15

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N. Y., 485, (428);-Peck v. Valen-

tine, 94 N. Y., 369, (432).

(4) Memoranda of Forgotten

Facts. Guy v. Mead, 22 N. Y.,

462, (435);-Maxwell v. Wilkinson,

113 U. S., 657, (439);—Notes of

cases on use of memoranda as

evidence in connection with wit-

ness' testimony, (442).

- (5) Memoranda Made Under

Duty. Ocean Nat. Bk. of City of

N. Y. v. Carll, 55 N. Y., 440, (444) ;

-Mayor, etc., of N. Y. v. Second

Ave. R.R. Co., 102 N. Y., 572,

(448);-Churchman v. Lewis, 34

N. Y., 444, (453).

- (2) Signature in Court. Bron-

ner v. Loomis, 14 Hun, 341, (470).

(3) Testimony by Non-expert.

Hammond v. Varian, 54 N. Y.,

398, (472); - Robinson Consoli-

dated Mining Co. v. Craig, 4 N.

Y. St. Rep., 478, (474);-Jackson v.

Brooks, 8 Wend., 426, (477);—

Notes of recent cases on testi-

mony of non-expert witness, (478).

— (4) Standards of Comparison.

Peck v. Callaghan, 95 N. Y., 73,

(481);—Hall v. Van Vranken, 28

Hun, 403, (484);-Mutual Life Ins.

Co. v. Suiter, 131 N. Y., 557,(489);

-Notes of recent cases on proof

by standards of comparison,(492).

·(5) Experts. Miles v. Loomis,

75 N. Y., 288, (495);-People v.

Severance, 67 Hun, 182, (502);—

Sudlow v. Warshing, 108 N. Y.,

520, (505);-Dresler v. Hard, 127

N. Y., 235, (506);-Kowing v.

Manly, 49 N. Y., 192, (510) ;—

Notes of cases on expert testi-

mony to genuineness, (512).

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(6) Photographic Copies.

Hynes v. McDermott, 82 N. Y.,

41, (513);—Notes of recent cases

on comparison by photographic

copies, (519).

(7) Cross-examination on Other

Writings. Bank of the Com-

monwealth v. Mudgett, 44 N. Y.,

514, (521);-People v. Murphy, 135

N. Y., 450, (524);-Note, Van

Wyck v. McIntosh, 14 N. Y., 439,

(528);-Notes of recent cases as to

examining witness as to other

writings, (532).

VII.

SOME GENERAL PRINCIPLES.

(1) Subscribing Witness. Note on

Preappointed Witnesses, (533);—

Rugg v. Rugg, 83 N. Y., 593,

(534).

· (2) Accounts. Note on the rule

as to shop books (538);-Davis v.

Seaman, 64 Hun, 572, (539);—

McGoldrick v. Traphagen, 88 N.

Y., 334,(540);-Smith v. Rentz,

131 N. Y., 169, (546);-Burton v.

Driggs, 20 Wall., 125, (548);—

Lewis v. Palmer, 28 N. Y., 278,

(549);-Boston & Worcester R. R.

Co. v. Dana, 1 Gray, 104, (549).

(3) Best and Secondary. Kearney

v. Mayor, etc., of N. Y., 92 N. Y.,
617, (551).

- (4) Res Gestae. Waldele v. N.

Y. Central, etc. R. R. Co., 95 N.

Y., 274, (557);-Davidson v. Cor-

nell, 132 N. Y., 228, (570).

(5) Preliminary Questions. Peo-

ple v. Smith, 104 N. Y., 491,

(574).

VIII. CROSS-EXAMINATION. (1)

The right. Langley v. Wads-

worth, 99 N. Y., 61, (585);-Win-

ner v. Lathrop, 67 Hun, 511, (589);

-Burden v. Pratt, 1 Supm. Ct.

[T. & C.], 554, (592);-People v.

Severance, 67 Hun, 182, (594);—

Notes of recent cases on the right

of cross-examination, (598).

(2) Limits of Strict Cross. Neil