Page v. Parker
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, in favor of David Page against David M. Parker, William M. Parker and Henry W. Reding, with three counts in the declaration. 1. “ Por that the defendants, on the 29th of December, 1856, at Haverhill, in said county, with intent to cheat and defraud the plaintiftj did then and there unlawfully conspire and agree among themselves to cheat and defraud him of his money, goods, chattels, property and notes; and in accordance with said fraudulent intention, and in pursuance…
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Case, in favor of David Page against David M. Parker, William M. Parker and Henry W. Reding, with three counts in the declaration. 1. “ Por that the defendants, on the 29th of December, 1856, at Haverhill, in said county, with intent to cheat and defraud the plaintiftj did then and there unlawfully conspire and agree among themselves to cheat and defraud him of his money, goods, chattels, property and notes; and in accordance with said fraudulent intention, and in pursuance of said conspiracy, did wrongfully, falsely and fraudulently cheat and defraud him of a large sum of money, to wit: the…
1Opinion of the CourtFowler, J.
A variety of questions are raised by the ease, and have been discussed by counsel, to only a portion of which have we found it necessary to direct our attention in arriving at a conclusion.
I. As a general rule, the opinion of witnesses is not admissible in evidence. They must speak to facts within their knowledge. But, upon questions of skill or science, with which a jury may not be supposed to be familiar, men who have made the subject matter of inquiry the object of their particular attention or study, are competent to give their opinion. It must, however, be first shown that they are…
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