Court Opinion

ID: 7377060
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-28 23:58:33.622009+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:21:13.897472
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The Chief Justice
delivered the opinion of the court.
We are of opinion the circuit court erred in permitting the letters writen by a clerk in the bank to one of the defendants, to be read as evidence against the bank.
These letters were clearly extra-official, and not having *158been writen by the orders or direction of the bank, cannot, on anJ principle, be considered as admissible evidence. ⅛
Hardin and Wickliffe for appellants, Haggin and Pope contra.
The judgment must, therefore, be reversed with'costs, anc^ ^le cause be remanded, that a new trial may be. had not inconsistent with the foregoing opinion.