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Demerritt v. RandallDemerritt v. Randall

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Nov 21, 1874
Reporters:
,
Before:
Gray
Gray, C. J.

The experts were rightly permitted ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍to testify to their opinion of the genuineness of the signature of the testatrix, ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍and to their reasons for such opinion. Moody v. Rowell, 17 Pick. 490. Commonwealth v. Webster, 5 Cush. 295. Keith v. Lothrop, 10 Cush. 453.

How many ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍times the same question should be repeated on cross-examination, and how far the ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍witness should be compelled to answer, were matters within the discretion of the presiding ‍​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‍judge, and not subjects of exception. Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Demerritt v. Randall
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Nov 21, 1874
Citations: 116 Mass. 331; 1874 Mass. LEXIS 99
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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