Pleasants v. Pemberton

2 U.S. 196 | SCOTUS | 1793

2 U.S. 196 (____) 2 Dall. 196

PLEASANTS, Adm'tor,
versus
PEMBERTON, Adm'trix.

Supreme Court of United States.

Ingersoll, for the plaintiff.

M`KEAN, Chief Justice.

The general expression in Walton & Shelley must be limited as explained in 3 Term. 33. 6. and, therefore, since the witness is disinterested, he must be admitted. Besides, he is not to contradict the writing, or deny any thing that is in it.