March and Wife v. . Harrell
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an Action on the Case tried before his Honor Judge Bailey, at the Spring Term, 1854, of Gates Superior Court. The plaintiff declared in a special action on the case, with a count in Trover, for a negro girl named Drusilla. It was in evidence, that Drusilla was the property of one Geo. W. Smith, of Gates county, who died in the month of June, 1852, intestate.
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This was an Action on the Case tried before his Honor Judge Bailey, at the Spring Term, 1854, of Gates Superior Court. The plaintiff declared in a special action on the case, with a count in Trover, for a negro girl named Drusilla. It was in evidence, that Drusilla was the property of one Geo. W. Smith, of Gates county, who died in the month of June, 1852, intestate. Letters of administration upon his estate were, at August Term following, of Gates County Court, granted to his widow, Sarah Smith, who brought this suit, and subsequently intermarried with Timothy March, who was made a party…
1Opinion of the CourtBattle, J.
The corroborative testimony offered by the plaintiffs, and objected to by the defendant, was, we think, clearly admissible, upon the principle established by previous adjudications of this Court. That principle is, that where the credibility of a witness is attacked, from the nature of his evidence:: from his situation: from bad character: from proof of previous inconsistent statements, or from imputations directed against him in cross-examination, the party who has introduced him may prove other consistent statements, for the purpose of corroborating him. Johnson v. Patterson, 2 Hawks, 183;…
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