Horton v. Chadbourn

This action was brought by plaintiff to recover the price of a harvesting machine to which lie alleges the title had failed, and which he claims had previously been sold to one Cissell. Two questions only are raised: (1) It was a material question on the trial of the cause whether Cissell, who was a witness, had actually ■consummated the purchase of the machine, and whether his evidence was true or wilfully false. To impeach him, the defendant offered to prove that plaintiff had said of him that he was a liar, and he would not believe him. (2) Defendant also offered to prove, by the…