Mississippi Supreme Court, 1884

Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Hedrick

Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Hedrick
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided October 15, 1884 · Cooper
62 Miss. 28

Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. Hedrick

Opinion of the Court

Cooper, J.,

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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