Gordon v. Stubbs
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Fifth District Court, Parish of Ouachita. Mchardson, J. 1. Admissions of one, since dead, made under circumstances which make it impossible to convict the witness of perjury, not admissible. 7 Hob. 112, Sue. of Segoud. 2. Admission of a person who has died since the alleged declarations, if admissible, are the weakest kind of evidence, and entitled to very little if any weight. 10 La. 355; 7 A. 763; 10 A. 279; 8 A. 278, 279; 8 A. 275; 7 Hob. 112. 3. Such…
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APPEAL from the Fifth District Court, Parish of Ouachita. Mchardson, J. 1. Admissions of one, since dead, made under circumstances which make it impossible to convict the witness of perjury, not admissible. 7 Hob. 112, Sue. of Segoud. 2. Admission of a person who has died since the alleged declarations, if admissible, are the weakest kind of evidence, and entitled to very little if any weight. 10 La. 355; 7 A. 763; 10 A. 279; 8 A. 278, 279; 8 A. 275; 7 Hob. 112. 3. Such admissions must be corroborated by other and independent evidence. 16 A. 167; 6 A. 763; 1 (3-reenl. fee. 124. 4. Admissions…
1Opinion of the Court
*627The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Todd, J.
This suit is brought by the legal representative of the Succession of Wm. R. Gordon, deceased, to recover of the defendant $24,652 07, with interest.
The cause of action set forth is substantially as follows: It is alleged that Gordon, at the time of his death, which occurred on the 15th February, 1880, was a creditor of the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad Company for $67,520 07, for which he held the notes of the company. That in a suit in the Federal Court, entitled Henry R. Jackson vs. The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad Company,…
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