Supreme Court of Pennsylvania February 20, 1884 (Weaver v. Roth)

Mr. Justice Clark

delivered the opinion of the court, April 7. 1884.

Job Weaver, who was offered as a witness on his own behalf, is a party to the record; he is the defendant in the action. Upon the ground of interest, as well as by the policy of the law; as it was prior to the passage of the statute of 15th April, 1869, he was incompetent; and, although embraced in the broad provision of the.