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19 Iowa 567

Sylvester v. Fleming

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 6, 1865

Supreme Court of Iowa · decided 1865-10-06

<p> Appeal from Delaware District Court </p> <p>EVIDENCE : HUSBAND AND WIFE: CASE FOLLOWED.</p>

Decided 1865-10-06

¶1The decision of the court was announced by—

Wright, Ch. J.

¶2The ruling in this case, in the court below, as to the competency of the witness, William Sylvester (husband of plaintiff), is in accordance with the opinion of this court in Russ v. Steamboat War Eagle, 14 Iowa, 364, which has been followed by a majority of the court in the cases of Morris v. Sargent, 18 Iowa, 90; Blake v. Graves, Id., 312: and Jordan v. Stephenson, ante; and is, therefore,

¶3Affirmed.

Dillon, J., dissenting.
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