Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. . the People
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1861PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The bill of exceptions in this case presents but two questions for review. The first is, the prisoner's objection to proving what he testified to on the hearing before the referee in the divorce suit; and the second, his objection to a question put to his wife, a witness after divorce, on behalf of the people. Both were overruled.
The first exception was placed upon two grounds: 1st, That the prisoner was not a competent witness in the action, and anything he…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barnes v. CamackNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Marsh v. PotterNew York Supreme Court · 1860
- State v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1803
3Cited by52 opinions
- In Re the Estate of FindlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Commissioner of Public Welfare v. KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- People v. ZabijakMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
- State v. FaulknerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- People v. DaghitaNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
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