McCaughan v. Hardy

Citations

• 78 Miss. 598

Syllabus

<p>Witnesses. Estate of decedent. Code 1893, $ 1740. Depositions.</p> <p>A person cannot testify, by deposition or otherwise, to establish his own claim or defense against the estate of a deceased person which originated during the lifetime of such deceased person (code 1893, $ 1740), and it is immaterial that the decedent conducted the transaction out of which the claim arises by an agent who is yet alive and has testified in the case.</p>