Lane v. . Rogers
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, tried before Brown, J., and a jury, at April Term, 1893, of the Superior Court of Wake. The plaintiff claimed that the sum of $1,023 was deposited by her with Andrew Jackson, the testator of the defendant Candis Rogers.
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Civil action, tried before Brown, J., and a jury, at April Term, 1893, of the Superior Court of Wake. The plaintiff claimed that the sum of $1,023 was deposited by her with Andrew Jackson, the testator of the defendant Candis Rogers. It was admitted that Andrew Jackson died leaving a will, and that Candis Rogers was the sole legatee and devisee under said will, and that she was appointed and quali-ified as executrix thereof, and that defendant Luke Rogers was the husband of the said Candis, and that she has children by him, the said Luke. On the trial the plaintiff introduced a memorandum…
1Opinion of the Court
Clahic, J.:
The plaintiff was asked: “State when and where you first saw the book now shown you.” The object of the question as stated by plaintiff’s counsel was “to show that she first saw the book in the hands of defendant’s intestate, at the time lie handed it to her on the day of the marriage.” P'he intestate’s “ handing her the book ” was a personal transaction between the plaintiff and the deceased, and the question being asked, as stated by her counsel, with a view of bringing out that as a part of her statement, it was properly ruled out under section 590 of The Code. It is true it was…
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