McKenzie v. King
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court for Union County before W. J. Mills, Chief Justice. Books of account can be admitted as evidence in this Territory only upon compliance with the conditions prescribed by Compiled Laws 1897, sec. 3031; Price v. Garland, 3. N. M. 505; Byers v. Eobinson, 9 N. M. 427; Greenleaf on Evidence 117. A witness can testify only to such facts as are within his personal knowledge.
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Appeal from the District Court for Union County before W. J. Mills, Chief Justice. Books of account can be admitted as evidence in this Territory only upon compliance with the conditions prescribed by Compiled Laws 1897, sec. 3031; Price v. Garland, 3. N. M. 505; Byers v. Eobinson, 9 N. M. 427; Greenleaf on Evidence 117. A witness can testify only to such facts as are within his personal knowledge. Loan Society v. Northwoo.d, 86 Mich. 315; Tyngley v. Fairhaven Land Company, 36 Pác. 1098; McCormack v. Sadler, 37 Pac. 332; L’Herbette v. Pittsfield National Bank, 162 Mass. 137; Young v. Miles,…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
ABBOTT, J.
In the brief for the appellant but two of the errors assigned in his behalf are discussed, 'and Only those need be considered; •
1 The fiist is the admission in evidence of certain entries in the ledger of H. J. Collins & Co., relating to the account between said firm and the defendant, the contention of th$ appellant being that it was in effect the admission'of the plaintiff’s books of account and that the statute- requirements for such admission had not been met. -'.Even 'if the contention of the appellee be sound, that- the- entries objected to were offered to…
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