State v. Cornwell

During the trial the respondents objected to the allowance of the sheriff’s testimony to the effect that it was customary procedure to have a deputy assist him in attaching a motor vehicle and taking possession of it in order that it could be driven away and that the procedure was followed in this case. Evidence of a custom, usage, or standard practice is generally admissible in this state for the purpose of showing conduct on a particular occasion. State v. Hause, 82 N. H. 133. The standard practice in serving process is relevant evidence on the question of whether or not it was followed in…