Wickliffe v. Lynch

Citations

• 36 Ill. 209

Syllabus

<p>1. Jury—cannot refuse testimony they th/mkis interested. An instruction to the jury, if they believe a witness whose testimony has been admitted by the court, is interested in the suit, that they may disregard his testimony, is erroneous.</p> <p>2. Same — it is for the court to pronounce on the competency of witnesses. The jury may and ought to examine into and scrutinize the credibility of a witness, but they cannot reject Ms testimony, if he has been pronounced competent by the court, because they may think he is interested in the suit.</p> <p>3. It is for the court alone to pronounce upon the competency of a witness —his credibility is for the jury.</p>