Andrews v. . Jones
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil aoriON, tried before Timberlake, J., and a jury at July, 1897, Special Term of Buncombe Superior Court. There was a verdict for the plaintiff and from judgment thereon the defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
The defendant offered to cross examine the plaintiff’s witness by a map which the defendant claimed was a diagram of the locus in quo. The court declined to permit the defendant’s counsel to cross examine the witness about the map for any purpose, but stated that the party making the map could use it to explain his testimony, if desired. In this there was error. The map was not offered as substantive evidence. It was, as the court ruled, competent for a witness to explain his testimony by an unofficial map, not made by an order in the cause. Dobson v. Whisenhant, 101 N. C., 645;…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Dobson v. . WhisenhantSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1888
- Olive v. . OliveSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1886
- State v. . WhiteacreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
- Riddle v. Town of GermantonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Hampton v. Norfolk & Western RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
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