Batten v. . Aycock

BaeNhill, J".

Plaintiff on bis examination-in-chief was competent to testify to tbe bandwriting of tbe deceased from bis general knowledge, but not to testify that be saw tbe deceased person actually sign tbe par ticular receipt. Lister v. Lister, 222 N. C., 555, and cases cited; Herring v. Ipock, 187 N. C., 459, 121 S. E., 758.

When, however, the defendant, representative of the deceased, was examined in behalf of the defendants concerning the same transaction, she thus opened the door and made competent the testimony of her adversary concerning the same transaction about which she testified.…