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... A Digest of the Law of Evidence - Page 278by James Fitzjames Stephen - 1885 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1856 - 532 pages
...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...Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| Canada - 1856 - 620 pages
...not be allowed to H,,W far a impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but pany may he may in case the witness shall, in the opinion of the Judge, l)'s''rc(lft "IS i i. ^ i • i .L -ii ° own witness. prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence,... | |
| 1854 - 1058 pages
...such document may be made a be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of...Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| Henry Thurstan Holland, Thomas Chandler, Charles Edward Pollock - 1854 - 380 pages
...be How far a allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence discredit his of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of...Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| John Thompson (Barrister-at-law) - 1854 - 212 pages
...be (UscreSfhis allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence own witness. Of ba(j character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of...judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| 1854 - 836 pages
...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...judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| Robert Malcolm Kerr - 1854 - 270 pages
...to call an adverse witness, he may contradict that witness as to facts. But what a party may do, " in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse," is : — I. " To contradict him 6// other ecidcncc ;" that is to sav, to prove by other witnesses or... | |
| 1855 - 552 pages
...producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, bat he may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion...judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| William Francis Finlason - 1855 - 668 pages
...invoice and letter : held, that the son and shopman, who had already been examined for the plainwitness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
| Cornwall (England : County). Stannaries - 1856 - 326 pages
...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...Judge, prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his... | |
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