Hartley v. Weideman

Citations

• 175 Pa. 309
• 34 A. 625
• 1896 Pa. LEXIS 1250

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — Witness—Declarations.</p> <p>The declarations of a competent witness who is present in court are inadmissible when not part of the res gestas.</p> <p>The declarations of a party must be proved by one who heard them. It will not do to show by A that B told him that he heard C make a certain statement, if it is C who is to be affected by the testimony.</p> <p>Evidence — Partnership books — Promissory note.</p> <p>On an issue to determine the validity of a judgment entered upon a judgment note for $1,500, where the maker of the note testifies that he gave it for a debt of a firm to which he belonged, it is proper for the purpose of contradicting the witness, and as bearing upon his credibility and the bona tides of the indebtedness, to admit in evidence the partnership books, in support of an offer to show that the debt due by the partnership to the payee of the note was only $30.00.</p>