Feldgus v. Friedman

Citations

• 269 Pa. 60
• 112 A. 97
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 761

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Best evidence — Witness—Incriminating question— Fictitious name — Acts of May 28, 1887, P. L. 158, and June 28, 1917, P. L. 61¡5,</p> <p>1. Where a plaintiff, in an action brought under a name, which is, in fact, fictitious, refuses when called as for cross-examination, to state whether he had registered under the Act of J une 28, 1917, P. L. 645, and bases his refusal on the ground that it might incriminate him (Act of May 23, 1887, P. L. 158), such refusal to answer does not justify an inference that he had not complied with the act.</p> <p>2. Defendants should prove the fact by direct proof, furnished by the official records in the offices of the secretary of the commonwealth and the prothonotary of the proper county.</p>