Alkire Grocer Co. v. Tagart
Missouri Court of Appeals
Error to the Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. D. "W. Shackleford, Judge. r(l) The question presented on this appeal is no longer an open question in this state. The evidence admitted to show defendant’s general character for truth and honesty should have been excluded. Vawter v. Hultz, 112 Mo. 633; Dudley v. McCluer, 65 Mo. 241; Lumber Go. v. Hartman, 45 Mo. App. 647; Engel v. Dressel, 26 Mo.
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Error to the Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. D. "W. Shackleford, Judge. r(l) The question presented on this appeal is no longer an open question in this state. The evidence admitted to show defendant’s general character for truth and honesty should have been excluded. Vawter v. Hultz, 112 Mo. 633; Dudley v. McCluer, 65 Mo. 241; Lumber Go. v. Hartman, 45 Mo. App. 647; Engel v. Dressel, 26 Mo. App. 43. (2) Character is put in issue only in that class of cases such as libel, slander, malicious prosecution, etc., in which its value is to be considered in assessing damages. Vawter v. Hultz, 112 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
This is an action on several accounts. Judgment in the trial court was for defendant.
The case presents, but a single point for decision and that is whether it was proper to permit the defendant who was a witness in his own behalf to introduce evidence of his good character for truth and honesty. The question arose in this way: Defendant did not deny the accounts but claimed that they were paid and produced them with what purported to be receipts in full indorsed on the back thereof. Plaintiff then introduced evidence tending to show that the receipts were forgeries committed by defendant.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- State v. ShroyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- State v. SibleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Vawter v. HultzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1892
- Dudley v. McCluerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Kelly v. American Central InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
- Gordon v. MillerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Drake v. ThymMissouri Court of Appeals · 1936
- Hatch v. BaylessMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
- Cox v. PolkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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