Steinburg v. Meany

Citations

• 53 Cal. 425

Syllabus

<p>Legitimate Cboss-Examination.—A. witness having testified that he managed certain property as the agent of the plaintiff, his wife—the property having been attached at the suit of Newman, as the property of the witness—was asked on cross-examination: “ What was the understanding between yourself and Newman relative to attaching these cattle, just previous to the commencement of the attachment suit?” Held, that the question was legitimate cross-examination.</p> <p>Husband Witness against Wife.—A party, by the examination of her husband as a witness on her behalf, waives her objection to his examination by the opposite party upon any of the issues in the action.</p>