Munson v. Hegeman

This was an action to recover the value of two canal boats, alleged to have been converted by the defendants. The defendants in their answer, among other things, stated that the boats were pledged to Cornelius and Christopher C. Hegeman, who took them and sold them pursuant to the pledge. The cause was tried while the Code of 1849 was in force. On the trial Aaron Hege*64man, one of the defendants, was called as a witness for Cornelius. He was objected to on the ground that he was a co-defendant; that there was evidence to charge him with his co-defendant, and that he was charged in the complaint…