Monroe v. Arledge
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Houston. Tried below before the Hon. Charles A. Frazer. This was a suit by the appellant against the appellee.
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Appeal from Houston. Tried below before the Hon. Charles A. Frazer. This was a suit by the appellant against the appellee. The parties dispensed with a complete transcript of the record, and agreed to a statement of the questions involved in the appeal, for the decision of this court; from which it appeared, that the points stated in the opinion arose, in determining whether the deeds offered in evidence, under the statute which dispenses with the necessity of proof-of execution, where the same have been duly recorded, were, in fact, duly recorded. There was a verdict and judgment in favor of…
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
The main questions in this case, arise under the following article of the Registry Act of 1846 : “ That the acknowledgment of an instrument of writing, for the purpose of being recorded, shall be by the grantor, or person who executed the same, appearing before some officer authorised to take such acknowledgment, and stating that he had executed the same, for the consideration and purposes therein stated; and the officer taking such acknowledgment, shall make a certificate thereof, and sign and seal the same with his seal of office.” (Hart. Dig., Art. 2790.)
In the authentication of one of the…
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