William M. Lloyd & Co. v. Poythress

Being unable to concur in the opinion of the Court in this case, I will state briefly the reasons and grounds of my dissent. It does not appear in this case that A. J. Evans, who made the *185affidavit as to tbe correctness of the account upon which the suit was brought, had any interest therein, or could in the least be affected by the result of the action. He is not within the terms or intent of the statute disqualifying persons as witnesses from testifying against the estate of deceased parties, that is, against executors or administrators of such parties, as to personal transactions or…