Norvell v. Oury

This suit was brought on a promissory note made by the defendant, payable to the plaintiff. The defence set up against the note was that it was given on a gambling consideration for money won at cards, and there was a verdict and judgment for the defendant.

The first error assigned, is the ruling of the Court in refusing to permit the plaintiff to read a deposition of a witness taken at the instance of the defendant. The bill of exceptions shows that the deposition was taken without any cross-interrogatories, bnt that the deposition was filed among the papers ef the suit. Art. 731 (Hart. Dig.)…