 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1816 - 694 pages
...cannot call a witness, and then impeach him. The reason assigned by Mr. Justice DULLER is, that it II would enable him to destroy the witness if he spoke...witness if he spoke for him, with the means in his hands of destroying the witness if he spoke against him."'1 This rule applies with equal force to impeaching... | |
 | Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1816 - 746 pages
...produce general evidence to discredit his own witness. " This," says Mr. J. • Buller, " would «nable him to destroy the witness if he spoke against him,...him a good witness if he spoke for -him, with the moans in his hand of destroying . , his credit if he spoke against him (5)." The meaning of this rule... | |
 | Francis Buller - Actions and defenses - 1817 - 684 pages
...NI', scribing »¡.tncbS was culled to ¡in- Ca. 50. к к 2 witness; witness; for that would be to enable him to destroy the witness if he spoke against...witness if he spoke for him, with the means in his hands of destroying his credit if he spoke against him. But if a witness prove facts in a cause which... | |
 | Samuel March Phillipps - Evidence (Law) - 1820 - 838 pages
...permitted to produce general evidence, to discredit his own witness. " This," says Mr. J. Bnllcr, " would enable him to destroy the witness if he spoke...the means in his hand of destroying his credit if lie spoke against him. "(3) The meaning of this rule is, that a party cannot prove his own witness... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1822 - 666 pages
...cannot rail a witness, and then impeach him. The reason assigned by Mr. Justice DULLER is, that it " would enable him to destroy the witness if he spoke...witness if he spoke for him, with the means in his hands of destroying the witness if he spoke against him."4 This rule applies with equal force to impeaching... | |
 | William Hawkins, John Curwood - Pleas of the crown - 1824 - 806 pages
...witness, for LordsTith *'ia' would enable him to destroy the witness if he spoke against Juno, 1789. him, and to make him a good witness if he spoke for him, with the means in his hands of destroying his credit, if he spoke against him. Hull. NP 297. ~t* Sect. 197- But if a witness... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - Criminal law - 1828 - 836 pages
...shew that that witness is not to be believed on his oath;($) for that would be to enable the party to destroy the witness if he spoke against him, and...witness if he spoke for him, with the means in his hands of destroying his credit if he spoke against him.(f) But if a witness gives evidence contrary... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1831 - 1154 pages
...general evidence, to discredit his own witness ; for this would enable him to destroy the testimony of the witness if he spoke against him, and to make him a good witness if he spoke for him. Bull. NP 297 ; Ewer \. Ambrose, 3 O. <$• C. 749. The meaning of the rule is, that a party cannot... | |
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A party never shall be permitted to produce general evidence to discredit his own witness, for that would be to enable 'him to destroy the witness if he spoke against him... 
