National Rubber Supply Co. v. Oleson & Exter

Citations

• 20 N.M. 624
• 151 P. 694

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Section 2175, Code 1915, provides that; “In a suit by or against the heirs * * * of a deceased person, an opposite or interested party to the suit shall not obtain a verdict, judgment or decision therein, on his own evidence, in respect to any matter occurring before the death of the deceased person, unless such evidence is corroborated by some other material evidence.” Held that, in order to satisfy the statute, the corroborating evidence must be such as would, standing alone and unsupported by the evidence of the .claimant, tend to prove the essential allegation or issue raised by the pleadings. ■ •</p>