Dickson v. Dinsmore

It has long been established in Alabama that one method of impeaching a witness is, after a proper predicate to the witness, to prove that he made a statement contradictory of that given in evidence, and that when there is such nature of impeaching evidence, the party offering the witness has the privilege of supporting his veracity by proof of the general good character of the witness, though this is shown in 6 Jones on Evidence, § 2454, and 2 Wig-more on Evidence, § 1108, to be contrary to what those authorities consider the better 'view.

We are requested here by counsel for appellee to…