Leading Question

A question put or framed in such a form as to suggest the answer sought to be obtained by the person interrogating.

Coogler v. Rhodes, 38 Fla. 240, 21 South. Ill, 56 Am. St. Rep. 170; Gunter v. Watson, 49 N. C. 456; Railway Co. v. Hammon; 92 Tex. 509, 50 S. W. 123; Franks v. Gress Lumber Co., Ill Ga. 87, 36 S. E. 314.

Questions are leading which suggest to the witness the answer desired or which embody a material fact, and may be answered by a mere negative or affirmative or which involve an answer bearing immediately upon the merits of the cause, and indicating to the witness a representation which will best accord with the interests of the party propounding them.

Turney v. State, 8 Smedes & M. (Miss.) 104, 47 Am. Dec. 74.

A question is leading which puts into a wit-aess' mouth the words that are to be echoed back or plainly suggests the answer which the party wishes to get from him.

People v. Mather, 4 Wend. (N. Y.) 229, 247, 21 Am. Dec. 122.