 | New Jersey - Law - 1858 - 1328 pages
...law or in equity by reason of his or her interest in the event of the same as a party or otherwise, but such interest may be shown for the purpose of affecting his or her credit; provided nevert/ieless, that no female shall be admitted as a witness for or against... | |
 | Great Britain - Law - 1836 - 896 pages
...Borough named Burgesses coinin the said Schedules shall be deemed an incompetent Witness in petent Witany Suit or Proceeding at Law or in Equity by reason of his being ncsscsa Member of such Body Corporate, or interested in the Borough Fund of any Borough. VII.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 634 pages
...that no burgess of any borough named in the schedules shall be deemed an incompetent witness in any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of his being a member of such body corporate, or interested in the borough fund of any borough." If the statute... | |
 | 1842 - 562 pages
...burgess of any ^messes. borough named in the said schedules shall be deemed an incompetent witness in any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of his being a member of such body corporate, or interested in the borough fund of any borough. Mayor, &c.,... | |
 | William Robert Cole - Informations - 1847 - 316 pages
...regulating municipal corporations in England and Wales, shall be deemed an incompetent witness in any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of his being a member of such body corporate, or interested in the borough fund of any borough.J 3. Documentary... | |
 | New York (State). - Civil procedure - 1850 - 920 pages
...01 the Revised Statutes of 1849, as follows : " No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise , or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; but such interest... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - 1853 - 732 pages
...at the last session. The words of the statute are, " No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any civil suit or proceeding at law, or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise." This provision is broad enough no doubt, to include a proceeding... | |
 | Wisconsin - Session laws - 1858 - 328 pages
...event of the same as a party or otherwise, nesa. except in the cases specified in the next section, but such interest may be shown for the purpose of affecting his credit as a witness. SEC. 2. A party to a civil action or proceeding may May be exambe examined as... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - 1859 - 638 pages
...This has been already done in Connecticut, by a section of the Revised Statutes of 1 849, as follows : at law or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of hi* conviction of a crime ; but such interest... | |
 | Nebraska - Session laws - 1861 - 278 pages
...action or proceeding by reason of his or her interest in the result of the same as a party or otherwise, but such interest may be shown for the purpose of affecting his or her credibility; but no defendant in any criminal proceeding, no Indian, negro or mulatto shall... | |
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No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; but such interest or conviction may be... 
