Printz v. People

Oct 30, 1879
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Graves
Graves, J.

The witness, Mary McKenzie, was competent to give ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍the, value of her seal-skin cloak. It was part of her personal apparel, which she had worn ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍one winter. She testified that she had priced such articles, and that this one was certainly worth one ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍hundred and twenty-five dollars. The evidence was regular and within previous decisions. It was not necessary to ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍call dealers in second-hand furs.

The remaining objection is covered by Cummins v. The People, just decided, ante, p. 142.

There is no ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‍error and the judgment is affirmed.

The other Justices concurred.