Pope v. Ryals

THOMAS, Justice.

The suit was for personal injuries and damages, the result of a collision on the public highway.

Plaintiff propounded interrogatories to the defendant under the statute, section 7764, Code 1923. Answers to the interrogatories propounded thereunder are in the nature of discovery of “material testimony” in the cause, and the interrogating party only has the option of offering the same in evidence at the trial. If such party so elects, he “must offer the whole, and cannot select the answers or parts of answers suited to his purpose” (Alabama Power Co. v. Bodine, 213 Ala. 627, 105…