Sheffield v. Leech

CODY, Justice.

The record in this case shows thpt at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence, in response to defendant’s motion therefor, the court directed a verdict for defendant. Upon the trial, the court ruled that D. M. Leech was incompetent under art. 3716, the Dead Man’s Statute, to testify to certain conversations between himself and his deceased parents. Whether this ruling was correct is the principal question to be determined on this appeal. In order to de*790termine whether or not the Dead Man’s Statute has any application, and whether D. M. Leech was a party incompetent to testify…