Rea v. Tucker
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Franklin county; the Hon. Andrew D. Bufe, Judge, presiding. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lawrence
This was an action brought by Tucker against Rea, for criminal conversation with his wife, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant has prosecuted an appeal. The appellee has filed no brief in this court.
The first reason assigned by appellant for a reversal of the judgment is, that the divorced wife of the plaintiff was allowed to testify, against the objections of the defendant. This was clearly error. The point has been often ruled, and the authorities are cited in 1 Greenl. Ev. sects. 337-342; Waddams v. Humphrey, 22 Ill. 661.
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2Cases cited1 opinion
- Waddams v. HumphreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
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