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9 Pa. 78

Weidner v. Conner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 1, 1848

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1848-08-01

<p>Where testimony is taken on depositions as to the genuineness of an instrument, the original must be exhibited to the witness; and where he is examined on interrogatories, they must be attached, so that the court may see his answers were pertinent.</p>

Decided 1848-08-01

Per Curiam.

¶1It was impossible for the witness to identify a note which was not before him. He had nothing to swear by but a copy, and even that was an imperfect one. The original ought to have been before him, and recognised by him. Besides, the interrogatories were not attached; and the court could not say whether the answers were pertinent to them.

¶2Judgment affirmed.

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