Wallace v. Grizzard
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, heard before JBynwni, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1898, of Hampas: ¡Superior Court. The plaintiff Wallace, trustee, sought to recover possession of, for the purpose of advertising and selling, a locomotive engine which the defendant Gaskins had conveyed to the defendant Grizzard in a deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors and which had been purchased by the plaintiffs A. L. Shepherd & Co. for the defendant T. T. Gaskins from the Sniith-Courtney…
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Civil actioN, heard before JBynwni, J., and a jury, at Fall Term, 1898, of Hampas: ¡Superior Court. The plaintiff Wallace, trustee, sought to recover possession of, for the purpose of advertising and selling, a locomotive engine which the defendant Gaskins had conveyed to the defendant Grizzard in a deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors and which had been purchased by the plaintiffs A. L. Shepherd & Co. for the defendant T. T. Gaskins from the Sniith-Courtney Company of Richmond, Ya., on December 22, 1891, under the following circumstances : In the fall of 1891 said defendant began…
1Opinion of the Court
Bun well, J.:
If the testimony of a witness is impeached he may be corroborated by showing that he has made similar statements about the transaction. “The purpose of such evidence is not to prove the principle facts to be established. It is intended to prop and strengthen a witness testifying in respect to such facts, in some way impeached, by showing his consistency in the statements he makes or the account he gives of the matter about which he testifies when and when not under oath. It tends to help his credibility just as does evidence of his good character or other evidence competent for…
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