Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Hedrick
Mississippi Supreme Court
Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Hedrick, 62 Miss. 28 (Miss. 1884)
Cooper
Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Hedrick
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
The second instruction given for the plaintiff is erroneous. The maxim of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus cannot be invoked except where the witness has intentionally given false testimony. White v. The State, 52 Miss. 227; Callahan v. Shaw, 24 Iowa 441; Brennan v. The People, 15 Ill. 511; Crabtree v. Hagenbaugh, 25 Ill. 233.
Judgment reversed and case remanded.
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- Evidence. Falsus in imo, falsus im, omnibus. Willfully. The maxim of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus is applicable only where the witness willfully swears falsely.