Vannoy v. . Green

Two questions of law are presented by the record.

1. Does the application of C. S., 1795, render incompetent the testimony of Wade Vannoy that his father-in-law, the deceased G. C. Green, gave a five-hundred-dollar wedding present to his wife, the plaintiff, Mabel Green Vannoy?

2. Does the application of said statute render incompetent the testimony of Mabel Green Vannoy that her father, G. C. Green, deceased, gave her sister, Ola Green Austin, deceased, a check for $500.00 as a wedding present?

Both questions must be answered in the negative. In considering the answer to the first question, it…