Manion's adm'r v. Lambert's adm'x
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 21 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM HENDERSON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED 6 Bush, 74, Bracken Co. Ct. v. Robertson Co. Ct. 8 Bush, 587, Wing, &c. v. Dugan. 2 Smith’s Leading Cases, 885. General Statutes, chap. 87, secs. 22, 25. CITED General Statutes, chap. 37, secs. 22, 25. Civil Code, sec. 33. 2 Met. 122. 1 Met. 12, Tipper v. Commonwealth. 3 Met. 313, Bowler v. Lane.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE COFER
delivered the opinion oe the court.
Section 22, chapter 37, General Statutes (p. 413), provides that “no person shall be disqualified as a witness in any civil action or special proceeding by reason of his interest in the event of the same as party or otherwiseand section 25 of the same chapter provides that “ no party shall be allowed to testify by virtue of section 22 in any action or special proceeding where the adverse party is . . . the executor or administrator of a deceased person.” Subsections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the latter section make sundry exceptions to the rule laid…
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