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1 Va. 237

Johnson v. Bourn

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided April 15, 1793

Court of Appeals of Virginia · decided 1793-04-15

<p>if separate actions be brought against two for a joint tres» pass, one defendant is a competent witness for the other.</p>

Decided 1793-04-15

The President.

¶1The plaintiff, by bringing separate actions, has removed all objection to the testimony of the witness, since the verdict in one suit cannot be given in evidence in the other. The objection, therefore, can only go to the credibility, not to the competency of the witness.

¶2Judgment reversed, verdict set aside, and new trial awarded, with directions to admit the examination of the witness.

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