 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 South Western Reporter - Page 1991903Full view - About this book
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 928 pages
...being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness,...at variance with what the party actually did say." In Jesser v. Armentrout, 100 Va. 666, 42 SE 681, it is said : "If a parol trust can be created in lands,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1916 - 1348 pages
...being misinformed or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness, by unintentionally altering a few of the expresaufficient legal ability to prepare the instruments and conduct the transaction himself, and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1917 - 1178 pages
...being misinformed or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness,...completely at variance with what the party actually rtid say. But where the admission is deliberately made and precisely identified, the evidence it affords... | |
 | North Carolina. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1918 - 1016 pages
...being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness,...statement completely at variance with what the party did say.' 1 Green on Ev., 16th, 2d sec. 200. "Though the witness who testifies to the oral statement... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 720 pages
...clearly expressed his meaning or the witness may have misunderstood him, and it sometimes happens that a witness, by unintentionally altering a few of the expressions really used, gives an effect to the statements of a defendant completely at variance with what the defendant did actually say, but it is... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 1150 pages
...being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness...variance with what the party actually did say.' 1 Grecnleaf on Evidence (16th Ed.) § 200. The weakness of this character of evidence is recognized by... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1922 - 1652 pages
...not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or in consequence of the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness,...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 reports, digests, etc - 1923 - 1216 pages
...misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood. It frequently happens, also, that the witness, by...at variance with what the party actually did say." So Mr. Jones (Evidence, § 207) says: "It is a familiar rule that verbal admissions should be received... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1923 - 1230 pages
...being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness...used, gives an effect to the statement completely ai variance with what the party actually did say.' 1 Greenleaf on Evidence (Íl5th Ed.) § 200. * *... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1924 - 1042 pages
...being misinformed, or not having clearly expressed his own meaning, or the witness having misunderstood him. It frequently happens, also, that the witness,...with what the party actually did say." 1 Greenl. Ev. (15th Ed.) §• 200. Cooley lays down the rule that an employee undertakes with his employer for good... | |
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