Ætna Insurance v. Trimmier

1. The testimony of a party is to be construed most strongly against him when it is vague, equivocal, or self-contradictory. Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Evans, 96 Ga. 481 (23 S. E. 494) ; Shepard v. Chappell, 29 Ga. App. 6 (2) (113 S. E. 23) ; Gardner v. Smith, 39 Ga. App. 224 (4) (146 S. E. 648) ; Clark v. Western & Atlantic Railroad, 41 Ga. App. 317 (4) (152 S. E. 847) ; and compare Georgia Casualty Co. v. Jones, 156 Ga. 664, 666 (119 S. E. 721).

2. The testimony of a witness that a certain thing is true according to his best recollection necessarily carries the implication that the witness…