Sharp v. Clopton

The ruling of the circuit court denying the defendant the right to offer evidence of his general good character, as exculpatory of the charge that he was guilty of the fraud or criminal conspiracy on which the plaintiff’s right of action rested, was in accord with the uniform decisions of this court. Drummond v. Drummond, 212 Ala. 242,102 So. 112; Hancock v. Hullett, 203 Ala. 272, 82 So. 522; Ward and Thompson v. Herndon, 5 Port. 382; Jones on Ev. § 154.

The case was submitted to the jury on the fifth count of the complaint and the plea of the general issue. Whether the action was barred by…