“ Witnesses do not always appreciate the limitations of evidence from the legal point of view,” observed Mr Jus- t tive Blair in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North the other day “ Suppose I saw a fight,” added his Honor, “ in giving evidence I would not be allowed to say one man was frightened of the other—all I could say was that he shivered. As a witness I could only speak of what I saw, not of the impression created on my mind by any action. It is for the Court to decide the result—the witness to tell of what happened. Witnesses all like to try cases,” concluded the Judge, humorous* \ly.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 190, 12 August 1931, Page 7
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