Bank of the Commonwealth v. Portman

Judge Ewing

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

On the trial of this cause, the plaintiff offered to read to the jury, a deed bearing date the 7th day of November, 1794, from Garland & Reynolds to Durvall, as a link in the chain of derivation of title; which was excluded by the Court, and a verdict found for the defendant.

The only objection made to the deed, is, that it was not properly authenticated.

On the 26th day of January, 1796, the deed was admitted to record, in the Court of Appeals, on the following authentication indorsed thereon:—

“I, John Brown, clerk of the General Court of the…