Case Name: MARY SCHOONOVER, EX'X., v. M. H. & C. A. STILLMAN, ADM'R
Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Tennessee
Decision Date: 1875-09
Citations: 3 Shan. Cas. 619
Docket Number: 
Parties: MARY SCHOONOVER, EX’X., v. M. H. & C. A. STILLMAN, ADM’R.
Judges: 
Reporter: Tennessee Cases with Notes and Annotations
Volume: 3
Pages: 619–620

Head Matter:
MARY SCHOONOVER, EX’X., v. M. H. & C. A. STILLMAN, ADM’R.
Jackson,
September Term, 1875.
NEW TRIALS. Granted, for newly dicovered evidence from a witness examined, when.
Where a witness fails to disclose evidence within his knowledge under examination, his subsequent disclosure of the proof will not be a ground for anew trial, unless satisfactory reasons are given by counsel for his failure to- interrogate the witness as to the newly discovered matter and there are strong circumstances in favor of a new trial found in the .general character of the case.
Cited with approval: 3 Gra. & Wat. N. T., 1029, 1041.

Opinion:
Nicholson, C. J.,
delivered the-opinion of'the. court:
There was no error in disallowing the set-off, but- there was an error in refusing a new trial for the newly discovered testimony.
Asa general rule, if a witness fails to disclose evidence within his knowledge, under examination, his subsequent disclosure of the proof will not be good ground for a neiw trial. Tbe failure of counsel to propound the necessary interrogatories to extract from the witness all his knowledge as to matters in issue will be such want of diligence as will deprive the party of a new trial. 3 Graham & "W atermau on New Trials, 1029.
But in the present case the objection is outweighed hy tbe strong circumstances in favor of a new trial, wbieb axe found in tbe general character of tbe case, and tbe satisfactory reasons given by tbe counsel for failure to interrogate tbe witness as to the newly discovered matter. 3 Graham & Waterman, N. T., 1041.
A new trial will be granted unless the payment of $500 is remitted.