Kellogg v. Wood
New York Court of Chancery
This case came before the chancellor upon an appeal from a decision of the vice chancellor of the 7th circuit. The bill was filed before the chancellor in July, 1828; and being ready for hearing upon the pleadings and proofs, it was referred to the vice chancellor of the 7th circuit for his decision. The facts in the case, most of which depended upon documentary evidence, are stated at length in the opinion of the chancellor.
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This case came before the chancellor upon an appeal from a decision of the vice chancellor of the 7th circuit. The bill was filed before the chancellor in July, 1828; and being ready for hearing upon the pleadings and proofs, it was referred to the vice chancellor of the 7th circuit for his decision. The facts in the case, most of which depended upon documentary evidence, are stated at length in the opinion of the chancellor. A preliminary objection was raised before the vice chancellor, as to the right of the complainant to read on the hearing certain pieces of documentary evidence, not…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
To understand and properly dispose of the great variety of legal questions and tangled equities which are presented in this case, it will be necessary that I should examine the facts somewhat in detail. But before I proceed to that examination, it is proper that I should dispose of the question as to the admissibility of certain documentary evidence which was read upon the hearing. It is supposed by the appellant’s counsel that the 75th rule of this court makes it necessary that the notice of the intention to produce a document at the hearing, which by law is entitled to be…
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