1092 EVIDENCE. [ART. 35

ceedings instituted in consequence of adultery, or for the
purpose of obtaining a divorce, or for damages for breach of
promise of marriage, no verdict shall be permitted to be
recovered, nor shall any judgment or decree be entered upon
the testimony of the plaintiff alone; but in all such cases
testimony in corroboration of that of the plaintiff shall be
necessary.

Davis v. State, 38 Md. 15. Turpin v. State, 55 Md. 475. Brashears v.
State, 58 Md. 563.

1888, art. 35, sec. 4. 1860, art. 37, sec. 4. 1864, ch. 109, sec. 4.

5. In all cases where a party to any suit, action or other
proceeding shall be examined by any opposing party the testi-
mony given on said examination may be rebutted by adverse
testimony and by proof of admissions made by the party so
examined.

Neidig v. Whiteford, 29 Md. 178 Cooke v. Cooke, 29 Md. 538. Ward v.
Leitch, 30 Md. 326. Morris v. Hazlehurst, 30 Md. 362. Mason v. Poulson,
43 Md. 161.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1864, ch. 109, sec 5, sub-sec. 1

6. In all cases it shall be competent for any of the parties
to the proceedings to prove by legal evidence any facts show-
ing the interest of any witness in the matter in controversy, or
in the event of the suit or the conviction of such witness of any
infamous crime, and in order to prove such conviction it shall
not be necessary to produce the whole record of proceedings
containing such conviction, but the certificate, under seal of
the clerk of the court wherein such proceedings were had,
stating the fact of the conviction and for what crime shall be
sufficient.

Ibid. sec. 6 1860, art 37, sec. 6. 1825, ch. 120. 1888, ch. 545.

7. In every suit or action at law or in equity in which it
may be necessary to prove the execution of any instrument of
writing whatsoever, attested by a subscribing witness or wit-
nesses, it shall be lawful to prove the execution of such instru-
ment of writing in the same manner and by the same evidence
that the same might be proved by if not attested by a subscrib-
ing witness; but this shall not apply to the proof of the execu-
tion of any last will and testament. Comparison of a disputed
writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the court
to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by witnesses, and
such writings and the evidence of witnesses respecting the