Is a witness entitled to rest his case upon the favorable testimony of the appellant's witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Williams v. Barnett, 135 Cal.App.2d 607, 287 P.2d 789 (Cal. App. 1955):
Each party in the trial court is entitled to the same benefit from evidence that favors his cause or defense when produced by his adversary as when produced by himself. Long v. Standard Oil Co., 92 Cal.App.2d 455, 462, 207 P.2d 837. Hence, respondent was entitled to rest his case upon the favorable testimony of Bradford, the appellant's witness.
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