Haines v. Watts

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

On the trial of this cause in the Circuit, the plaintiff offered himself as a witness to prove certain pertinent conversations, touching the matters in controversy, that had occurred between himself and the decedent, whose estate was represented by Watts, administrator, defendant. This proffer of testimony was rejected, on the ground it was inadmissible by force of the statutes of this state.

The principle asserted and enforced was, that as the defendant on the record was sued in a representative capacity, the plaintiff could not…