Howorth v. Carter

KEY, Associate Justice.

Appellee sued appellant upon a promissory note. Appellant pleaded a want of consideration, and charged that he had been induced to sign the note by the fraudulent conduct of the plaintiff. Upon trial before a jury, appellant introduced witnesses whose testimony tended to impeach appellee’s general reputation for honesty.

Thereupon, appellee placed five witnesses upon the stand for the purpose of sustaining his general reputation for honesty; and after they had qualified themselves to testify on that subject in response to general questions by appellee’s counsel, they…