McGillin v. Bennett
Citations
- 132 U.S. 445
- 10 S. Ct. 122
- 33 L. Ed. 422
- 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1890
Syllabus
<p>A contract between the parties as to the sale of, and payment for, a ranch and cattle, interpreted as .to the mode of payment provided for.</p> <p>Where a defendant, on a trial, introduces, under the objection of the plaintiff, parol evidence of what occurred in negotiations between the parties prior to the making of a contract between them, with a view to the construction of the contract, he cannot on a writ of error to review a judg- . ment against him, allege as error the admission of such evidence.</p>
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- holding that a party cannot object on appeal to the admission of evidence that he introduced at trial
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Judges: Blatchford
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