Fulkerson v. Thornton

Action for damages for breach of alleged contract for building a church; the plaintiff claiming that the defendants had employed him to build the church, and after its commencement and partial completion, had prevented him from going on with the work. Answer, a special denial; trial, and verdict for plaintiff".

1. witness: death of one of two adverse parties.

I. Objection was made to plaintiff testifying on the ground that as Wm. T. Thornton, Sr., one of the alleged contracting parties," was dead, plaintiff was . x mn ♦ i • an incompetent witness. Inis objection was, we think, properly…