 ... which he is peculiarly conversant from the nature of his employment in life. The former is bound, as a matter of public duty, to speak to a fact which happens to have fallen within his knowledge — without such testimony the course of justice must...  The Medico-legal Journal - Page 3851886Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Chitty - Contracts - 1855 - 1120 pages
...compensation is not binding (n), even although the witness was an attorney (o).1 But it has been said, that there is a distinction between the case of a man who...that of a man who is selected by a party, to give his opiuion on a matter with which he is peculiarly conversant, from the nature of his employment in life.... | |
 | John Ordronaux - 1869 - 342 pages
...and a witness who is called to depose to facts which he saw. In this connection Maule, J., said : " There is a distinction between the case of a man who...man who is selected by a party to give his opinion, on a matter with which he is peculiarly conversant from the nature of his employment in life. The former... | |
 | John J. Elwell - Evidence, Expert - 1871 - 624 pages
...of Court. 1 Green. Ev., §310, n; Webb T. Page, 1 Carr & Kir., 23. In this case the Court said : " There is a distinction between the case of a man who...man who is selected by a party to give his opinion on a matter with which he is peculiarly conversant from the nature of his emplo-ment in life. The former... | |
 | Alfred Swaine Taylor - Medical jurisprudence - 1873 - 924 pages
...Reports," p. 23) the late Mr. Justice Maule ruled as follows: "There is a distinction," said his lordship, "between the case of a man who sees a fact and is...man who is selected by a party to give his opinion on a matter on which he is peculiarly conversant from the nature of his employment in life. The former... | |
 | Alfred Swaine Taylor - Medical jurisprudence - 1873 - 750 pages
...23) the late Mr. Justice Maule ruled as follows: — 'There is a distinction,' said his Lordship,' between the case of a man who sees a fact and is called to prove it in a Court of Law, and that of a man 'who is selected by a party to give hie opinion on a matter on which he is peculiarly... | |
 | Alfred Swaine Taylor - 1873 - 774 pages
...2.*?") the late Mr. Justice Maule ruled as follows : — 'There is a distinction,' said his Lordship,' between the case of a man who sees a fact and is called to prove it in a Court of Law, and that of a man who is selected by a party to give his opinion on a matter on which he is peculiarly... | |
 | Law - 1881 - 638 pages
...-subject. In Webbv. Paige (1 Carr. & Kirw. 23), decided in 1843, MAUKE, J., said: "There is a wide distinction between the case of a man who sees a fact,...it in a court of justice, and that of a man who is Yol 12— No. 9. selected by a [¡arty to give his opinion about a matter with which he is peculiarly... | |
 | Law - 1896 - 542 pages
...& F. 23, the court of common pleas, say: "There is a distinction between the case of a man who saw a fact and is called to prove it in a court of Justice,...man who is selected by a party to give his opinion on a matter with which he is peculiarly conversant from the nature of his employment in life. The former... | |
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