Maas v. Bloch

Caroline Bloch sued Moses Maas, before a justice of the peace, for 90 dollars, balance due of money lent. The case went by appeal to the Circuit Court. Trial by jury. Judgment for plaintiff. On the trial, one Leon Adler was sworn as a witness for plaintiff,- and testi*203tied that in the February previous, he heard the defendant admit that he had borrowed 100 dollars at Paris, and he further testified that defendant paid plaintiff 10 dollars on the claim.

On cross-examination, the witness was asked if he had not, on, &c., at, &c., stated to one Gazlay and to one Vaile, that he had never heard such…