Hillis v. Wylie
Ohio Supreme Court
Motion for leave to file a petition in error to reverse the ■judgment of the District Court of Lucas county. On the trial of the original action in the Court of Common Pleas, the plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff below, ■testified to matters material to the issue.
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Motion for leave to file a petition in error to reverse the ■judgment of the District Court of Lucas county. On the trial of the original action in the Court of Common Pleas, the plaintiff in error, who was plaintiff below, ■testified to matters material to the issue. After the plaintifPs evidence was closed, the defendant called J. R. Thomp•son as a witness, who testified that he had the means of knowing the general reputation of the plaintiff' for truth and veracity, and that such reputation was bad. The defendant then asked the witness the following question, From your knowledge of her…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
It was held by this court in Craig v. The State, that in impeaching the credit-of a witness, the inquiry into his general reputation or character should be restricted to his reputation for truth and veracity. 5 Ohio St. 605.
The reputation of the witness for truth is a fact which reflects light on his credit. To detex-mine the extent of itsdisci-editing effect, it is matei’ial to know whether the reputation is such as goes to the entire or only partial discredit of the witness. To say that the reputation of the witness is bad, gives but imperfect information. Bad, is a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hamilton v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- Craig v. StateOhio Supreme Court · 1854
- Eason v. ChapmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1858
- Wilson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1854