Texas Express Co. v. Beissner

Opinion by

White, P. J.

§ 762. Statute books of other states admissible in evidence. Our statute expressly provides that ‘ ‘ the printed statute books of the several states and territories of the United States, purporting to have been printed under the *419authority of such states and territories, shall be evidence in the courts of this state.” [Pas. Dig. 3712, 6829; Ellis v. Wiley, 17 Tex. 134; 1 Greenl. Ev. § 488; R. S. 2250.] The court erred in rejecting the printed statute book offei’ed in evidence by appellant, the same appearing to have been properly authenticated by the authority of the…