Watson v. Simpson

Merrick, O. J.

There are a great number of witnesses in this ease and much conflict of testimony on the single question of domicil.

• The conflict does not become so great, however, when we consider the sources of knowledge of the witnesses and that the statements of the defendant himself are evidence on this question, and many New Tork witnesses have testified positively as to defendant’s domicil in New Orleans without ever having seen him there, and upon his statements alone.

It appears that the defendant was a native of the State of New Tork and that his domicil was in the city of New Tork,…