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- Title: Beall v. New Mexico
- Author : United States Supreme Court
- Release Date : January 01, 1872
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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On examination in chief–– 'I had frequent conversations with Beall. I asked him why he had not taken some security; I told him I thought it was not safe; asked him if he had any note for the amount; he said he had not; all he had was in the inventory; when he sold the property, he supposed they would pay for it. After my appointment Beall delivered to me a paper [produced], purporting to be an abstract from the books of Hinckley, Blake, and Wardwell, showing the condition of the account of Hinckley with the firm, and said it was a true statement.' [The paper, which was a debit and credit account containing many items on both sides and ending in a balance of $46,538.60, was read to the jury.] On cross-examination, the witness, being asked by the defendant's counsel if Beall had ever told him that he had sold Hinckley's interest to Blake and Wardwell, answered: