Court Opinion

ID: 1303722
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2013-10-30 05:24:37.613501+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:37:23.324513
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2 U.S. 196 (____)
2 Dall. 196
PLEASANTS, Adm'tor,
versus
PEMBERTON, Adm'trix.
Supreme Court of United States.

*197 Ingersoll, for the plaintiff.
M`KEAN, Chief Justice.
The general expression in Walton & Shelley must be limited as explained in 3 Term. 33. 6. and, therefore, since the witness is disinterested, he must be admitted. Besides, he is not to contradict the writing, or deny any thing that is in it.