Knode v. Williamson
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the District Court- for the District of West Virginia. Em ode sued Williamson in the court below in trespass. In the course- of the trial the plaintiff offered in evidence the deposition of J. A. Chapline, which the court excluded. He also offered in evidence the depositions of'certain persons, Biddle, Jamieson, and others, which the court equally-excluded.
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Error to the District Court- for the District of West Virginia. Em ode sued Williamson in the court below in trespass. In the course- of the trial the plaintiff offered in evidence the deposition of J. A. Chapline, which the court excluded. He also offered in evidence the depositions of'certain persons, Biddle, Jamieson, and others, which the court equally-excluded. The defendant, on the other hand, offered in evidence the deposition of a certain Ellis, which the court admitted. Verdict and judgment having gone for the defendant, the plaintiff brought the case here on exceptions to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice-STRONG
stated the particular circumstances under which the respective depositions that were the subject of ’the court’s action complained of were taken, and delivered the opinion of the court on each case.
We think the District Court erred in excluding the depo-' sition of Chapliue. It had been taken in the cause, in pursuance of notice that, together with the depositions of other witnesses, it would be taken on the-11th day of September, 1869. The notice also informed the defendant that taking of the depositions would be adjourned from day to day until they were completed. So long…
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