Furman v. Hill

Endlich, P. J.,

In this case of trespass, which arose' out of a collision between two automobiles on Aug. 29, 1920, one of the issues raised by the pleadings was the question of the defendant’s ownership of one of the cars at the time of the collision. The plaintiff offered as proof of defendant’s ownership a copy, certified under the hand and seal of the State Highway Commissioner, of the registration of the car on Jan. 19, 1920, as owned by the defendant. The offer was objected to upon the ground that the fact sought to be proved is not provable by certified copy of the registration, but, as…