Lenoir Car Co. v. Smith
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM LOUDON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Loudon County. JoHN J. Blair, J.
1Opinion of the CourtBeard, J.
On the trial of this case, the Circuit Judge was asked by plaintiff in error to except from the operation of the rule excluding witnesses, which was invoked and enforced, an officer of " the *128corporation whose testimony was important, as bearing on the issues involved, and yet whose presence during the trial was essential to the proper presentation of its case. This the Court declined to do, and when the officer was subsequently offered as a witness, with an affidavit showing the character of his testimony, the trial Judge refused leave for him to testify.
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2Cited by9 opinions
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- Sparks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
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- State v. GonzalesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
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