Lester v. Jacobs

On Rehearing.

THOMAS, J.

The cross-examination of the witness W. E. Lester complained of was not an abuse of that right (the matter being largely in the discretion of the trial court); the facts so inquired about were not palpably irrelevant, immaterial, and prejudicial in view of the witness’ statement, in response to the specific question by Mrs. Jacobs’ counsel, that Mrs. Jacobs gave him the “check,” payable to him, and the “savings certificate,” the two aggregating $10,000, and that—

“I paid my debts with it; debts that I owed and security debts; debts that I was personally responsible for.…