Carver v. Tracy

Aug 15, 1808
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The justice was manifestly wrong. ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‍The whole conversation of the defendant must be taken together. ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‍The plaintiff could not take one part, and reject the ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‍other. ’ What was said by the defendant, taken together, ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‍was a denial of the demand of the plaintiff, who ‍‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‍was bound to prove it.

Judgment reversed.