Smith v. Slack

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Smith v. Slack

125 Mass. 474, 1878 Mass. LEXIS 107

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedOctober 24, 1878

StatusPublished

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Smith v. Slack, 125 Mass. 474, 1878 Mass. LEXIS 107 (Mass. 1878).

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By the Court.

The evidence of the statements of the defendant may have been competent as tending to prove an admission by her that the intestate’s wife was absent at the time of the services rendered him by the plaintiff. But the introduction of that evidence clearly did not warrant the proof of statements of the widow, who was not a party to this action. Her statements were mere hearsay and incompetent.

Exceptions overruled.

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By the Court.

The evidence of the statements of the defendant may have been competent as tending to prove an admission by her that the intestate’s wife was absent at the time of the services rendered him by the plaintiff. But the introduction of that evidence clearly did not warrant the proof of statements of the widow, who was not a party to this action. Her statements were mere hearsay and incompetent.

Exceptions overruled.

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