Yoder v. Cole

Citations

• 232 Pa. 509
• 81 A. 546
• 1911 Pa. LEXIS 753

Syllabus

<p>Trespass — Cause of action — Public policy — Privilege of witnesses.</p> <p>1. No civil action for damages can be maintained for alleged false testimony given on the witness stand. Public policy and the safe administration of justice require that witnesses, who are a necessary part of the judicial machinery, be privileged against any restraint excepting that imposed by the penalty for perjury.</p> <p>Practice, C. P. — Pleading—Plea in bar treated as a demurrer.</p> <p>2. A judgment entered for defendant in his plea in bar, which was treated as a demurrer to plaintiff’s statement without objection from the plaintiff, will not be disturbed because the plea was not disposed of according to the usual rules of pleading.</p>