Hamilton v. Russell

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Hamilton v. Russell

11 F. Cas. 365, 1 Cranch 97

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia·Decided November 15, 1802·Published·Cited by 3 cases

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But

THE COURT

were unanimously of opinion that the possession, or the probability that his brother would suffer him to remain in possession, was not such an interest as affected his competency, but went only to his credibility. (See the other points of this case in the report of it in the supreme court of the United States, 1 Cranch [5 U. S.l 309, where the judgment of this court was affirmed.)

[The question of the competency of the witness does not seem to have been raised in the supreme court.]

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But

THE COURT

were unanimously of opinion that the possession, or the probability that his brother would suffer him to remain in possession, was not such an interest as affected his competency, but went only to his credibility. (See the other points of this case in the report of it in the supreme court of the United States, 1 Cranch [5 U. S.l 309, where the judgment of this court was affirmed.)

[The question of the competency of the witness does not seem to have been raised in the supreme court.]

Hamilton v. Russell, 11 F. Cas. 365, 1 Cranch 97 (circtddc 1802).

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