¶1 When the residence of the witnesses is a great from the residence of the parties, as appears in this case, it seems to be reasonable that the *297 latitude of two days should be allowed. It has been objected that the deposition should not have been sealed up till the end of the second day, so as to give the opposite party an opportunity of attending and cross examining. * In this case it appears that the deposition was taken on the first of the two days.— We are of opinion that the deposition ought to read, unless it appear from affidavit that the opposite party attended the last day for this purpose of examining, and could not; the depositions having been previously taken and sealed, or some other unfairness. None of these things appear here.
1 Tenn. 296
Smith v. Cocke
Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity
Decided September 6, 1808
Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity · decided 1808-09-06
Notice had been gvien to take depositions, specifying two days—the witnesses lived at the distance of two hundred miles.
Decided 1808-09-06