Court Opinion

ID: 8000452
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-09-09 01:48:49.827372+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:35:42.308829
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Richardson, Judge,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The only error assigned is that the plaintiff was permitted to read in evidence a contract spoken of by the defendant’s witness in his testimony. If any part of the witness’ testimony was relevant, most certainly it was proper that the contract should be read under which he stated that he had made the payment. The plaintiff had the right, after the witness had testified in relation to the contract, to have it explained. If it had been in parol, he could have called for its terms and all its particulars; but being in writing, it was proper to produce it, and, after identifying it, to give it in evidence. But conceding that it was irrelevant, we can not see that it injured the defendant, and a judgment will not be reversed because irrelevant testimony is admitted, unless it is manifest that it was calculated to injure the party complaining of it.
The judgment will be affirmed;
the other judges concur.