Homes v Newman
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1931 |
| Court | Chancery Division |
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2 cases
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Charles v Ramnath
...used by the deceased could not be said to be against his proprietary interest. See Peacable d Uncle v. Watson (1876) 3Ch. D 605 at p 607 Homes v. Newman [1931] 2 Ch 112. Also the words used by the deceased could not he against his pecuniary interest. Donnelly v. US (1913) 228 US 243 (United......
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Hui Wei Lee v The Medical Council Of Hong Kong
...form part of the "res gestae". Now what are the "res gestae"? In Sir Frederick Pollock's note (at p.120) to the report of Homes v. Newman [1931]2 Ch 112, he offers the following comment on the phrase : "Or, as recent learned writers prefer, 'res gesta' in the singular. Either way it means i......
2 books & journal articles
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Fight, flight, freeze…or lie? Rethinking the principles of res gestae evidence in light of its revival
...one ‘adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a varietyof cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’.(Homes vNewman [1931] 2 Ch 112, 120)Wigmore went further and said (Wigmore on Evidence vol 6 5 1767 p 255 (1976, Chadbourn revision)): ‘Thephrase res gestae has long been......
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Fight, flight, freeze…or lie? Rethinking the principles of res gestae evidence in light of its revival
...one ‘adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a varietyof cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’.(Homes vNewman [1931] 2 Ch 112, 120)Wigmore went further and said (Wigmore on Evidence vol 6 5 1767 p 255 (1976, Chadbourn revision)): ‘Thephrase res gestae has long been......