BEARDEN v. GOSS

Civ. 4239.

455 So.2d 882 (1984)

John BEARDEN and Juanita Bearden v. David L. GOSS and Regina Goss.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

August 15, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Hanson, Albertville, for appellants.

T.J. Carnes of Carnes & Carnes, Albertville, for appellees.


WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

The issue on appeal is: was it error to allow evidence of general reputation in the community for purpose of impeaching a witness in a civil case?

The credibility of a witness was permitted to be impeached over objection by evidence of the witness' general reputation in the community. On appeal it is contended upon the basis of majority precedents in other jurisdictions, particularly Fed.R.Evid. 608(a), that we should follow these...

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