Godette v. . Gaskill

Tbis is an action for damages against tbe defendant for willful and false testimony as witness in an action formerly tried, wbicb bad been brought by tbe plaintiff against one Eowen, alleging that by reason of such false testimony of tbe defendant tbe plaintiff bad lost bis suit against Bowen.

There is no precedent in tbis State, but an action on tbis ground has been brought in other jurisdictions, wbicb have uniformly held that such actions cannot be maintained. It was so held as far back as Damport v. Sympson, Cro., Eliz., 220, and Eyres v. Sedgewick, Cro., Jac., 160. Subsequently a statute…