Tarlton v. Peggs

Peggs sued appellant for the seduction of his daughter. The case was tried on the 15th of March, 1861. Tarlton offered himself as a witness to testify generally in the case, and as to certain matters material to the issue being tried. He was not permitted to testify. This ruling presents the point in the case. Was the statute, of March, 1861, admitting parties as witness, in force at the time of the offer. Acts 1861, p. 52. The certificate of the Secretary of State shows that it was filed in his office on the 11th of March, 1861, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, without the approval of the…