California Supreme Court, 1855

Shaw & Reed v. Davis

Shaw & Reed v. Davis
California Supreme Court · Decided July 1, 1855 · Murray
5 Cal. 466

Shaw & Reed v. Davis

Opinion of the Court

Murray, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

Heydenfeldt, J., concurred.

On the trial of this cause in the Court below, the plaintiffs intro*467duced as a witness one Webb, who testified on his voir dire, that he had negotiated the contract between the parties, and that his brokerage or compensation depended on the plaintiff's recovery; as it was a custom among brokers not to charge commissions in case a sale miscarried.

The witness was incompetent, and should have been excluded; inasmuch as he was directly interested in the event of the suit.

Judgment reversed, and new trial ordered.

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