Stoudenmeier v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. Edmund W. Pettus. This action was brought by Arthur E. Williamson against Louis Stoudenmeier, and was founded on the defendant’s written warranty of the soundness of a slave.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. Edmund W. Pettus. This action was brought by Arthur E. Williamson against Louis Stoudenmeier, and was founded on the defendant’s written warranty of the soundness of a slave. On the trial, as appears from the bill of exceptions, the plaintiff offered evidence, conducing to show that said slave, at the time of the sale, was affected with a venereal disease; and introduced two physicians as witnesses, to prove the nature and symptoms of the disease in its various stages. The testimony of one of these physicians tended to prove…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In the case of Lawrence v. Barker, 5 Wend. 305, Ch. J. Savage admitted “ there may be cases [on cross-examination] in which great latitude of examination may be permitted, arising from the disposition, temper and conduct of the witnesses, which can be regulated only by the direction of the court, and for which it is difficult to lay down a precise rule.”
Thomas v. David, I Car. & Payne, 350, is a strong authority in favor of the proposition, that in cross-examination, it is legitimate to inquire into the relations which a witness sustains to the party in whose favor he testifies.
Mr. Greenleaf,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lawrence v. BarkerNew York Supreme Court · 1830
- McLane v. RiddleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
- Rowland's Adm'rs v. SheltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
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- Marshall v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
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