Jones v. Cooper
Jones v. Cooper
Opinion of the Court
The only question to be determined by the jury was, as to the correctness of the account which had been offered in evidence; and in no possible aspect, that we can conceive of, could the habits of the defendant for sobriety or intemperance have aided the jury in coming to a correct conclusion upon the issue before them. If the inquiry had gone to the condition of the defendant at the time of making the admission, a very different question would have been presented; but this was not the case, and the objection was properly sustained.
Neither are we able to perceive any error in sustaining the objection to the other question put to the witness. Suppose the account had altogether been made up of items for spirituous liquors furnished to the defendant at the plaintiff’s tavern; could the presumption which would arise from the
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