Penny v. Vincent
Supreme Court of Georgia
New trial. Witness. Penny sued out an attachment against Vincent for $210 00, upon the ground that he resided beyond the limits of the State. A levy was made upon certain groceries as the property of the defendant.
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New trial. Witness. Penny sued out an attachment against Vincent for $210 00, upon the ground that he resided beyond the limits of the State. A levy was made upon certain groceries as the property of the defendant. The declaration alleged that the defendant was indebted in the aforesaid amount to plaintiff, for money and goods which said plaintiff let William Shropshire, the defendant’s son-in-law, have, at the special instance and request of said defendant, and which he promised to pay for before they were delivered to the said Shropshire. Reference was made to a bill of particulars to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Trippe, Judge.
The case was fairly submitted to the jury. No complaint is made of the action of the Court in the progress of the trial, and the verdict was to be determined according to the credit the jui’y might give to the witness who was a party to the action.
The preamble to the Act of 15th December, 1866, which ■opens wide the door to almost every person as a witness, recites that “the persons (the jury) who are to decide upon them, should exercise their judgment on the credit of the witnesses adduced, for the truth of their testimony.” In Laramore et al. vs. Minish et al., 43 Georgia,…
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