 The evidence, consisting as it does in the mere repetition of oral statements, is subject to much imperfection and mistake; the party himself either being misinformed or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood...  The Southwestern Reporter - Page 1971903Full view - About this book
 | Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 980 pages
...as it does in th« mere repetition of oral statements, is subject to much imperfection and mistake; the party himself either being misinformed, or not...happens also that the witness, by unintentionally uttering a few expressions really used, gives an effect to the statement completely at variance with... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1875 - 674 pages
...as it does in the mere repetition of oral statements, is subject to much imperfection and mistake ; the party himself, either being misinformed, or not...him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness by Hill v. Newman. unintentionally altering a few of the expressions really used, gives an effect to a... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 1044 pages
...admissions) in the mere repetition of oral statements, it is subject to much imperfection and mistake, the party himself either being misinformed, or not...statement completely at variance with what the party did say." This is the language of a very accurate and learned author. 1 Greenleaf, sec. 200. And he... | |
 | Wyoming. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 604 pages
...consequence of the person speaking not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or in consequence of the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently...unintentionally altering a few of the expressions actually used, gives an effect to the statement completely at variance with what the party did in fact... | |
 | Law - 1895 - 252 pages
...as it does, in the mere repetition of oral statements, is subject to much imperfection and mistake; the party himself either being misinformed, or not...statement completely at variance with what the party really did say." i Gr. Ev., § 200. i These observations are pertinent to the evidence of the admissions... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 686 pages
...much imperfection ; or that "it frequently happens that the witness, by unintentionally altering a few expressions really used, gives an effect to the statement completely at variance with what the party did say;" or that, "where the admission is deliberately made and precisely identified, the evidence... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1116 pages
...as it does in the mere repetition of oral statements, is subject to much imperfection and mistake; the party himself either being misinformed or not...meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. lt frequently happens also that the witness, by unintentionally altering a few of the expressions really... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 1150 pages
...consequence of the person speaking not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or in consequence of the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently...the witness, by unintentionally altering a few of tue expressions actually used, gives an effect to the statement completely at variance with what the... | |
 | Law - 1886 - 932 pages
...much imperfection; or that it frequently happens that the witness, by unintentionally altering a few expressions really used, gives an effect to the statement completely at variance with what the party did sav. or that, when the omission is deliberately made and precisely identified, the evidence is... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 680 pages
...instruction is taken from section 200 of 1 Greenleaf on Evidence, but it is chauged ; Greeuleaf says : "The party himself either being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning;" whereas the instruction here given is, "not having clearly understood his own meaning." The appellant... | |
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