Mississippi Supreme Court· 10/15/1880
Anonymous
Citations
- 58 Miss. 15
Syllabus
<p>Witness. Divorce, suit. Wife against husband.</p> <p>Sects. 756, 759, and 760 of the Code of 1871, in relation to the competency of witnesses, did not render a wife competent to testify as a witness against her husband in a suit by her for divorce, even as to acts of personal violence; and she was not a competent witness in such case at common law.</p>
Judges: George
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