Butz v. Schwartz

We entirely concur in the rulings of the courts below, and we deem it unnecessary to modify or add to anything said by Mr. Justice Wall in the foregoing opinion, except in respect to the ground upon which it was competent for appellee to testify in regard to the same matters of fact testified to by Jennings and Hughes.

The third exception of section 2, chapter 51, of the Revised Statutes of 1874, reads: “Where, in any such action, suit or proceeding, any such party suing or defending, .as aforesaid, or any person having a direct interest in the event of such action, suit or proceeding, shall…