Johnson v. Dover

Appellant brought this suit against ap-pellee for damages for slander, and bis complaint alleged tbe following facts. Appellee bad sued appellant upon a promissory note, and tbe plea of tbe statute of limitations bad been interposed. Appellee was testifying as a witness in bis own bebalf, when counsel for appellant, in bis cross-examination of tbe witness asked bim: “Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” Witness answered: “Yes, Sonny Boy, and I took it on tbe cbin like a man and paid tbe price; but I was an innocent man; and if you wánt to know something, tbe guilty man is sitting right…