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 | Illinois. Appellate Court, Edwin Burritt Smith, Martin L. Newell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 710 pages
...clearly expressed his meaning, or the witness may have misunderstood him; and it frequently happens that the witness by unintentionally altering a few...statement completely at variance with what the party did actually say. But it is the province of the jury to weigh such evidence and give it the consideration... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 1168 pages
...as It does In the mere repetition of oral statements, Is subject to mud' Imperfection and mistake; the party himself either being misinformed, or not...witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens that the witness, by unintentionally altering a few of the expressions really used, gives an effect... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 1164 pages
...mere repetition of oral statements, is subject to mud> Imperfection and mistake; the party himsel/ either being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed...witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens that the witness, by unintentionally altering a few of the expressions really used, gives an effect... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1897 - 914 pages
...as it docs in the mere repetitions 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." Here the only parties who claimed to have heard Carneal, the incriminated uncle, make any statement... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - Evidence (Law) - 1899 - 1190 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...altering a few of the expressions really used, gives an «ffect to the statement completely at variance with what the party actually did say.1 But where the... | |
 | James Bradley Thayer - Evidence (Law) - 1900 - 1296 pages
...repetition of oral statements, is subject to much imperfection and mistake ; the party himself cither being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed...statement completely at variance with what the party did actually say." 1 Greenl. Ev. 233. See also the observations of the Chancellor on this subject in... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1900 - 666 pages
...imperfection and mistake, the party himself either being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed h:s own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him....altering a few of the expressions really used, gives an e:Tcct to the statement completely at variance with what the party did say." This is the language of... | |
 | Idaho. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1903 - 884 pages
...expressed his meaning, or the witness may have misunderstood him, and it frequently happens that a witness, by unintentionally altering a few of the...statement completely at variance with what the party did actually say; but it is the province of the jury to weigh such evidence, and give it the consideration... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 1244 pages
...witness may have misunderstood him; and It frequently happens that the witness, by un-- intentionally altering a few of the expressions really used, gives...the statement completely at variance with what the defendant did say. But it is the province of the jury to weigh such evidence, and give it the consideration... | |
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