Legal Opinion

Hickson v. Bryan

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 1, 1885Published

1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.

A letter from one person to another, neither of (hem being parties to the suit, and such parties against whom the letter was offered not being in any way connected with the correspondence, as'to them was hearsay and inadmissible.

(a.) There was no error in rejecting a record of the Superior Court in which an alteration had been made, it not being shown that the parties against whom it was offered had any connection with such al-

teration.

2. Generally the answer of one defendant in equity is not evidence for or against his co-defendants ; but to this general rule there are exceptions, one of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sims v. FerrillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
  2. Shivers v. PalmerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  3. Clayton v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853

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