Jordan v. Ringstaff

BOULD1N, J.

“Oral examination in Open Court in Equity Suits. — In all cases in equity the judge before whom the ease is pending may‘at any time before final decree cause any or all of the witnesses to be examined orally before him in open court.” Code 1923, § 6574.

This statute is clear and inclusive. It does not admit of the construction that testimony should be first taken by deposition and witnesses thereafter called before the court only for purposes of fuller examination, nor that oral testimony is limited to any special issue or class of witnesses.

The suggestion that a hearing upon oral…