Dailey v. Monday

Citations

• 32 Tex. 141

Syllabus

<p>1— An attorney-at-law, whose fee is dependent upon the success of a suit, is not a competent witness in behalf of his client, when objection for that cause is interposed by the other party.</p> <p>2— Among the earliest statutes of the Republic of Texas was an Act, passed December 30th, 1836, introducing the Common Law of England in its application to evidence.</p> <p>,'S—The extent of the attorney’s interest is immaterial.</p>