Legal Opinion
Cochran v. Amsden
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1885No. 12,167PublishedCited by 4 opinions
From the Shelby Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The appellant in his petition alleges that Elizabeth Clayton was adjudged to be a person of unsound mind on the 11th day of April, 1884, and that her reason has been restored. Prayer that her disability might be removed, and that she be declared a person of sound mind. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict against the petitioner, upon which judgment was pronounced.
There was no error in permitting the appellee to prove that Daniel Cochran, a witness called by the appellant, had expressed, out of court, an opinion different from that expressed on the witness stand. If a witness has expressed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Potts v. HouseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- Somers v. PumphreyIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
- Walker v. Walker'sSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Stubbs v. HoustonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Lee v. JilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1831
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Guardianship of Carrico v. BennettIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
- Shafer v. ShaferIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Ruhlman v. RuhlmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- State ex rel. Brooking v. BranyanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903