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1 N.J.L. 264

James v. Harvey

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided September 15, 1794

Supreme Court of New Jersey · decided 1794-09-15

<p>The jury are the proper judges of the credibility and effect of testimony, and when the question has been fairly before them, the court will not interfere with their verdict.</p>

Decided 1794-09-15

Per Ctjr.

¶1The court have inspected the return, and the *265reasons for the certiorari, which are in substance — 1st. That the book offered in evidence by Harvey, the plaintiff below, was erased and altered throughout. 2d. It was not proved to be Harvey’s account book. 3d. Because a paper prepared after the jury had been sworn, and containing additional charges, was handed to them.

¶2From the evidence, it appears that some alterations or erasures existed in Harvey’s book but there is no proof that they were discoverable throughout, or were sufficient to destroy its competency. Objections of this kind go to the credibility only of the testimony, and in our opinion, of this the jury are the proper judges. The book went to them with observations upon this point, so that they had the whole question fairly before them ; and when this is the case, we do not think ourselves warranted in interfering with their verdict. The other grounds are not sufficiently proved to authorize us to set aside the judgment.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

¶4Cited in Den v. Vancleve, 2 South. 639; Baldwin v. Simmons, 4 Hal. 196.

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