Cleveland Bigelow v. Porto Rico Planters Co.

HamiltoN, Judge,

delivered the following opinion:

The motion in this case was overruled so far as relates to making the complaint more definite and certain, and the defendant was put to his demurrer. So far as relates to verification of the complaint, however, the matter was taken under, advisement.

The first ground of the demurrer is that the verification was taken by an alleged notary public, but that his signature is not authenticated, or his authority shown. This brings up the question of the powers of a notary public to verify pleadings in the Federal courts.'

1. A notary is an officer long…