Greiner v. Greiner

Thornton, J.:

In this action the material averments of the complaint were all denied by the answers of the defendants, except Jacob Greiner, and some affirmative averments were made in these answers respectively, necessary to show a complete defense on the part of the defendant answering. Jacob Greiner admitted all the averments of the complaint to be true.

The cause came on for trial, when the plaintiff, as is shown by a bill of exceptions, called defendant Jacob Greiner as a witness, and he was asked by the attorney for plaintiff this question: “Are you the husband of the plaintiff?”

The…