Identification
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
“Evidence of personal Identity which Is Inconsistent with other evidence In the case” should be considered “with scrupulous care and caution;” Tisdale V. Ins. Co., Fed. Cas. No. 14,059. Where the witness has seen the person but once, and that several years before, his uncorroborated* testimony would be insufficient; Reid v. Reid, 17 N. J. Eq. 101; and the identification of an adult person whom the witness had not seen since the former was a child would be entitled to but little weight; In re Jew Wong Loy, 91 Fed. 240. Identification might be satisfactory, though the witness should not be able to describe the person’s features; De Witt v. Barley, 13 Barb. (N. Y.) 550; it would be.strengthened if the witness could select the person’s photograph from a number; Com. v. Connors, 156 Pa. 147, 27 Atl. 366. A witness may identify a person by his voice; Com. v. Hayes, 138 Mass. 185; Pilcher v. U. S., 113 Fed. 248, 51