Constantine v. Grenier
| Decision Date | 05 November 1924 |
| Citation | 127 A. 656 |
| Parties | CONSTANTINE v. GRENIER. |
| Court | New Hampshire Supreme Court |
Exceptions from Superior Court, Hillsborough County; Branch, Judge.
Trespass vi et armis by Wayne W. Constantine against Joseph L. Grenier. Plaintiff in cross-examination of defendant was permitted to inquire if defendant had been convicted of violating the liquor laws, and as to the sentence, and defendant excepts. Exception overruled.
John M. Stark, Peter J. King, and Robert W. Upton, all of Concord, for plaintiff.
Arthur B. Hayden, of Manchester, for defendant.
Benoit v. Perkins, 79 N. H. 11, 18, 184 A. 254, 258. The authority relied upon by the defendant (Genest v. Odell Co., 75 N. H. 365, 74 A. 593) is not in point. It relates to the introduction of independent impeaching evidence, and has no application to cross-examination of the witness whose integrity is called in question.
Exception overruled.
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