Baggett v. State

SIMPSON, Justice.

In civil actions the character or reputation of the litigants is generally regarded as irrelevant and evidence concerning it is not admissible. Parker v. Newman, 200 Ala. 103, 109(13), 75 So. 479; Lester v. Gay, 217 Ala. 585, 117 So. 211, 59 A.L.R. 1561; 20 Am.Jur. 229, § 319; 32 C.J.S., Evidence, § 423.

The rule seems to recognize an exception where the character or reputation of a party is put in issue by the very proceeding itself. Parker v. Newman, supra; Lester v. Gay, supra; 20 Am.Jur. 300, § 320; 32 C.J.S., Evidence, § 424.

However, we are not here concerned with the…