Salt Lake & U. R. v. Abbott
Salt Lake & U. R. v. Abbott
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff brought this action to condemn lands for a right of way. The court granted the condemnation. The jury assessed the damages, from which portion of the judgment the plaintiff appeals.
It is contended that the plaintiff, on cross-examination of one of the defendants’ witnesses, was not permitted to take an answer from him as to whether he and other interested landowners had met and agreed to demand of
An officer of the plaintiff was called as a witness for the plaintiff. The plaintiff asked him:
“Q. When land has been purchased and settlement made for the lands, who executes the vouchers in those settlements ? ’ ’ “Q. Do you know whether or not a settlement for the right of way, or the purchase of a right of way, has
Objections from the defendants were sustained. It is claimed the questions were asked to show that witnesses testifying for the defendants were present at one of the meetings referred to, and that they were defendants in other actions. Of course, as bearing on the credibility of the witnesses and the weight to be given their testimony, it was proper to show that they were defendants in other actions, or otherwise were, either directly or indirectly, interested in the litigation. But it does not appear in what way the questions propounded tended to show that.
A witness named Gardner testified for the defendants. On
Let the judgment be affirmed, with costs. Such is the order.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- SALT LAKE & U. R. CO. v. ABBOTT
- Status
- Published