Brown v. Griffith
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcKinstry, J.
At the trial, the plaintiffs produced books of the recorder of Fresno County, and offered in evidence matter recorded on certain pages thereof, for the purpose of proving the execution and contents of conveyances, and of a power of attorney to convey real estate. The defendants objected to the record as not the best evidence, and as not being admissible to prove the execution and contents of the instruments, until the absence of the original was explained or accounted for. The objection was overruled. This was error.
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