Thomas v. Maddan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Common Pleas of Franklin county. This was an action of ejectment by John Beaver Maddan and Rush Yandyke Maddan, by their guardian, Peter Kunkleman, against Rev. K. Thomas and Thomas L. Gillespie, for two lots of ground in Loudon, Franklin county. A. B. Maddan in 1857 was a merchant in the village of Loudon who became insolvent. He was largely indebted in Philadelphia and elsewhere.
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Error to the Common Pleas of Franklin county. This was an action of ejectment by John Beaver Maddan and Rush Yandyke Maddan, by their guardian, Peter Kunkleman, against Rev. K. Thomas and Thomas L. Gillespie, for two lots of ground in Loudon, Franklin county. A. B. Maddan in 1857 was a merchant in the village of Loudon who became insolvent. He was largely indebted in Philadelphia and elsewhere. Thomas L. Gillespie obtained a judgment against him in the Common Pleas of Franklin county, January 26th 1856. On the 10th day of March 1859, Alexander Dale and wife conveyed a house and lot of ground…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Strong, J.
The modern tendency of the law is not to multiply valid objections to the competency of witnesses. It has been gravely doubted whether they are not already too numerous. Such as are founded on what is called legal policy are of peculiarly doubtful propriety. Their effect is to cover up the truth, without leaving any compensation in additional securities given against either fraud or perjury. If truth be the object sought, it is difficult, in most cases, to perceive why a jury may not be trusted with the testimony of a witness, and why they…
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