English's administrator v. Cropper
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Casé 52 — PETITION— APPEAL PROM CARROLL CIRCUIT COURT. CITED 5 Bush, 13, Nuthall’s adm’r v. Brannin’s ex’r. 1 Metcalfe, 598, Trabue’s ex’r v. Harris. 1 B. Monroe, 224, McGuire v. Malona. 1 Metcalfe, 397, Short v. Tinsley. Civil Code, section 670. CITED Civil Code, section 670, subdivision 4. 1 Metcalfe, 401, Short v. Tinsley.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HARDIN
delivered the opinion oe the court.
On the trial of this action against the appellant, as the administrator of James English, deceased, the defendant offered to read as evidence the deposition of Mrs. Betsey English, the widow of his intestate, to prove facts which came to her knowledge during the life of her husband, but not by reason of her confidential relations with him as his wife; but on the objection of the plaintiff the deposition was rejected by the court, and the principal question to be determined on this appeal is as to the correctness of that ruling.
It was sufficiently…
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