Duplessis v. Miller

The judgment of the, court was pronounced by

Rost, J.

We are of opinion that the bills of exception in this case were well taken. The copies of original titles and mesne conveyances found in the records of the land office, are nothing more than the evidence adduced before the special tribunal established by Congress for the adjustmentof land titles. The register can no more certify that evidence under the general powers vested in him, than the clerks of our courts have authority to certify the evidence adduced in the trial of cases, and taken down in writing.

If the originals are lost, their…