Wood v. Barker

Jun 15, 1860
Reporters:
Before:
Walker
R. W. WALKER,. J.

If the attachment was not vexatious as against the defendant himself, the ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍fact that the attaching creditor was actuated by malice against some third person, not aparty to the process, affords no ground for the recovery of vindictive damages in this ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍suit.

[2-8.] A part of the testimony of the witness Williams consisted of “the declarations which the defendant made at the time the attachment was issued‘, -as to his reasons for having ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍it issued. These declarations were admissible as part of the res gestee.—Pitts v. Burroughs, 6 Ala. 735-6, and cases cited; Dearing v. Moore, 26 Ala. 590; Sanford v. Howard, 29 Ala. 695. The exception tak‘en was to ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍the admission of the whole of the witness’ evidence; and, as part of it was admissible, this court will not reverse, even if other portions of it were illegal. ‍​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍On that point, however, it is not necessary for us to express an opinion.

Judgment affirmed.