Thompson v. Thompson

1. Plaintiff’s action was to recover land alleged to have been given, in parol, by defendant to his son, plaintiff’s deceased husband. Defendant denied the gift. Upon the trial the evidence as to the gift was conflicting, that for the' plaintiff consisting of alleged admissions of the defendant. The . court permitted a witness to testify for plaintiff, over defendant’s objection, that he was called upon by defendant to witness a deed from defendent to. *544his son for the land in question. Held, that such testimony was irrelevant, and was calculated to hurt defendant’s contention in the minds of…