Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 13, 1902, No. 1,136 (Morgan v. Barnhill)

SHELBY, Circuit Judge,

after stating the case as above, delivered’ the opinion of the court.

1. In criminal cases good character may be proved by the defendant as tending to sustain the plea of not guilty, but in civil cases such-evidence is, as a general rule, held irrelevant. This is a civil suit between private parties.