Sheeler v. Speer
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
in error. j TPt)N a Writ of error to the Common Pleas of Franklin ^ county, the case was as follows: A leading in-must beo^ected to at the time it is put to the witness. If no then taker^by the opposite par-o-f th e*witnes^to the leading ^ ^ be opposed upon that ground, sition is read upon the time and place of taking deposirule of court, should-have venient-certaintv.
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in error. j TPt)N a Writ of error to the Common Pleas of Franklin ^ county, the case was as follows: A leading in-must beo^ected to at the time it is put to the witness. If no then taker^by the opposite par-o-f th e*witnes^to the leading ^ ^ be opposed upon that ground, sition is read upon the time and place of taking deposirule of court, should-have venient-certaintv. The bare mention of a house m a certain county is too vague, unless it is a place of public notoriet.y- . , . . , J he defendant m error brought an action against Sheeler for slander, in which the declaration alleged that he…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilohmas C. J.
In this case there are two bills of exceptions. The first was to part of the deposition of Richard Dean. Tire bill appears to have been drawn in great haste, and is not as intelligible as could be wished. I shall adopt the construction put upon it by the counsel for the plaintiff in error, which is, that the only parts excepted to, were the first and third interrogatories and the answers to them. If that part of the deposition which precedes the interrogatories had been excepted to, I should have had great doubt on it; because it seems to have led to the disclosure of matter,…
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