Donohoo's Lessee v. Brannons.
Tennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity
The plaintiff in deducing his title produced a deed, on the back of which was a memorandum dated in the year 1793 in the following words, "this day came before me the bargainor, and acknowledged the execution of the within deed for the purposes expressed," signed " John M'Nairy,” upon which the deed was registered in the proper county, and certified by the register. objected to the reading of this deed in evidence, because the probate does not state the official capacity of…
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The plaintiff in deducing his title produced a deed, on the back of which was a memorandum dated in the year 1793 in the following words, "this day came before me the bargainor, and acknowledged the execution of the within deed for the purposes expressed," signed " John M'Nairy,” upon which the deed was registered in the proper county, and certified by the register. objected to the reading of this deed in evidence, because the probate does not state the official capacity of the person taking the acknowledgment, and relied upon former decisions of the court, particularly commitments by…
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, in deducing his title, produced a deed, on the back of which was a, memorandum dated in the year 1793 in the following words: "this day came before me the bargainer, and acknowledged the execution of the within deed for the purposes expressed," signed "John M'Nairy," upon which the deed was registered in the proper county, and certified by the register. Some years past an appeal was sent up from the County Court of Davidson; the transcript was headed "pleas, c., before, c.," expressing the court, the clerk signed his name thus "a copy,
ANDREW EWING."
The Court decided that this…
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