Munkkonen v. Trevaskis

Citations

• 238 Pa. 365
• 86 A. 186
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 974

Syllabus

<p>Practice Supreme Court — Assignments of error — Rules of court —Supreme Court Rule No. 28.</p> <p>1. An assignment of error that “the court erred in ruling that the plaintiff was not a competent witness in his own behalf,” will not be considered, because it violates Rule 28, ‘ requiring the specification to quote the questions and offers, together with the rulings of the court thereon, and with a reference to the page of the paper book where the matter may be found.</p> <p>Practice C. P. — Evidence—0ffeir—Appeals.</p> <p>2. Where in the trial of a case it is desired to take advantage of the ruling of the court excluding the testimony of a witness, it is necessary that an oiler be made to show what is intended to be proven by the witness, so that the record shall show what evidence was excluded. In the absence of such offer or questions which would disclose the evidence the witness was expected to give, there is nothing upon the record upon which the appellate court can act, notwithstanding there may have been a general understanding that the witness’s competency was denied by the court except as to one fact.</p>