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BSA Chapter XSection 155

Section155

Questions intended to insult or annoy

The Court shall forbid any question which appears to it to be intended to insult or annoy, or which, though proper in itself, appears to the Court needlessly offensive in form.

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Chapter X

Of Examination of Witnesses

In this chapter

140Order of production and examination of witnesses
141Judge to decide as to admissibility of evidence
142Examination of witnesses
143Order of examinations

Previous · Section 154Indecent and scandalous questions Next · Section 156Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity

144

Cross-examination of person called to produce a document

145Witnesses to character

146Leading questions

147Evidence as to matters in writing

148Cross-examination as to previous statements in writing

149Questions lawful in cross-examination

150When witness to be compelled to answer

151Court to decide when question shall be asked and when witness compelled to answer

152Question not to be asked without reasonable grounds

153Procedure of Court in case of question being asked without reasonable grounds

154Indecent and scandalous questions

155Questions intended to insult or annoy

156Exclusion of evidence to contradict answers to questions testing veracity

157Question by party to his own witness

158Impeaching credit of witness

159Questions tending to corroborate evidence of relevant fact, admissible

160Former statements of witness may be proved to corroborate later testimony as to same fact

161What matters may be proved in connection with proved statement relevant under section 26 or 27

162Refreshing memory

163Testimony to facts stated in document mentioned in section 162

164Right of adverse party as to writing used to refresh memory

165Production of documents

166Giving, as evidence, of document called for and produced on notice

167Using, as evidence, of document production of which was refused on notice

168Judge's power to put questions or order production