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· 10/15/1893

Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Co. v. Whitehead

Citations

  • 71 Miss. 451

Syllabus

<p>Instruction. Singling out witness. Weight of evidence. Code 1892, § 732.</p> <p>It is error to instruct that the testimony of experts is to be “received with caution, as the opinions of such witnesses, however honestly entertained, may be erroneous.” Thus to single out witnesses, and unfavorably contrast their testimony with that of others, is in violation of ? 732, code 1892, forbidding instructions on the weight of evidence.</p>

Judges: Woods

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