Maddox v. Johnson

It was proper for plaintiff to testify that he knew Mr. White, claimed by defendant to have been the owner and possessor of the horse taken from defendant’s possession under plaintiff’s writ of detinue; but we can see neither relevancy nor propriety in his stating that Mr. White was known as a horse-swapper. However, both facts were called for by a single question in two distinct clauses. Defendant’s objection should have been limited to the second branch of the question, and the trial court cannot be put in error for overruling the objection directed to the entire question, as we have often…