Definition of Eyewitness
A person who could testify as to what he had seen. Wigginton v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, C.C.A.Ind., 126 F.2d 659, 662, 665, 666, 667. One who saw the act, fact, or transaction to which he testifies. Distinguished from an ear-witness (auritus). Pannell v. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W„ 171 Tenn. 245, 102 S.W.2d 50, 52. Persons able to testify from their observation. Hayes v. Stunkard, 233 Iowa 582, 10 N.W.2d 19.
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