 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1877 - 714 pages
...assail his veracity, without assigning some special reason therefor. It is certainly well settled, that when a party offers a witness in proof of his cause, he thereby, in general, represents \rn\\ as worthy of belief, and the law will not permit him afterwards to impeach the general character... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - Evidence (Law) - 1848 - 756 pages
...foreign custom or usage, any witness will be admissible who is acquainted with the fact (r). § 1044. When a party offers a witness in proof of his cause, he (0 Sussex Peer. C., 11 Cl. & Fin. 114—117; Lord Nelson c. Lord Bridport, 8 Beav. 527. (m) Id. 11... | |
 | John Appleton - Evidence (Law) - 1860 - 298 pages
...thus stated by Greenleaf,^) in -his work on Evidence : " When a party offers a witness in proof in his cause, he thereby, in general, represents him...having thus presented them to the court, the law will not permit the party afterwards to impeach their general reputation for truth, or to impugn their credibility... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - Evidence (Law) - 1866 - 756 pages
...invoices, and the letter of instructions, what alterations a skilful broker ought to have made.1 § 442. When a party offers a witness in proof of his cause,...having thus presented them to the court, the law will not permit the party afterwards to impeach their general reputation for truth, or to iupugn their credibility... | |
 | John Proffatt - Jury - 1876 - 624 pages
...levying war against the king?" J § 231. A Party cannot impeach his own Witness. — Greenleaf says : " When -a party offers a witness in proof of his cause,...having thus presented them to the court, the law will not permit the party afterwards to impeach their general repntation for truth, or to impugn their credibility... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 1228 pages
...wholly unworthy of it. State r. Steeves. 29 Or. 85, 103, 43 Рас. 947. Greenleaf states it thus: "When a party offers a witness in proof of his cause,...thereby in general represents him as worthy of belief." 1 Greeiil. Ev. (IGth Ed.) § 442. The testimony of Patton is to the effect that on Sunday, Mny 17,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 972 pages
...on the stand. Greenleaf states the accepted rule on this subject, (volume 1, §§ 442, 443:) "Where a party offers a witness in proof of his cause, he...having thus presented them to the court, the law will not permit the party afterwards to impeach their general reputation for truth, orto impugn their credibility... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1913 - 1068 pages
...complaint, upon which the case was tried, was correctly adjudged on demurrer. [3] It Is hornbook law that when a party offers a witness In proof of his cause,...thereby, In general, represents him as worthy of belief, and cannot afterwards Impeach his general character for truth or impugn his credibility by general... | |
 | Illinois. Appellate Court, Edwin Burritt Smith, Martin L. Newell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 700 pages
...such witness is worthy of belief." The rule on tho subject is laid down by Greenleaf, as follows : " When a party offers a witness in proof of his cause...having thus presented them to the court the law will not permit the party afterward to impeach their general reputation for truth, or impugn their credibility... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1892 - 1284 pages
...to Impeach him generally. The rule as stated in sections 442, 443, 1 Grcenl. Ev., is as follows: " When a party offers a witness in proof of his cause, he thereby in general represents him ns worthy of belief. He Is presumed to know the the character of the witnesses he adduces; and, having... | |
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When n party offers a witness in proof of his cause, he thereby, In general, represents him as worthy of belief. He is presumed to know the character of the witnesses he adduces; and, having thus presented them to the court, the law will not permit the... 
