CORNETT v. WILLIAMS


87 U.S. 226 (____)

20 Wall. 226

CORNETT v. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.S. West (a brief of Messrs. G.F. Moore and John Hancock being filed), for the plaintiff in error:


Mr. Justice SWAYNE delivered the opinion of the court.

There was no error in admitting in evidence the two depositions of H.H. Williams. The objections that he was a party to the record, and interested in the event of the suit, were obviated by the third section of the act of July 2d, 1864.* He was thus placed upon a footing of equality with all other witnesses...

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