108 Iowa 500 | Iowa | 1899
IT. Thomas W. Goodspeed, called as-a witness, testified that he was secretary of the plaintiff, solicited the subscription of the deceased, and saw him attach his signature thereto. It is insisted that this evidence should have been excluded, under section 4604 of the Code. While it appeared that the witness was secretary of the plaintiff, it did not show that he had the slightest interest in the result of the suit. 1 Greenldaf Evidence, section 333. The witness was presumed competent, and, there being no showing to the contrary, the objection was correctly overruled. Muir v. Miller, 82 Iowa, 706; Zerbe v. Reigart, 42 Iowa, 231; Birge v. Rhinehart, 36 Iowa, 371; Wormley v. Hamburg, 40 Iowa, 25.