Jones v. Chambers

1. An exception to the general rule that a party may not impeach a witness voluntarily called by him where entrapment is not shown is that either party may make the opposite party a witness “with the privilege of subjecting such witness to a thorough and sifting examination, and with the further privilege of impeachment, as if the witness had testified in his own behalf and were being cross-examined.” Code § 38-1801. Where the witness is called to the stand “for cross-examination” it is to be understood that the opposite party is to be examined under this Code section, although a plaintiff…