Myers v. Wright

1. The first ground of the motion for new trial complains that the court below erred in admitting in evidence, over objection, a certified copy of the adjudication as a bankrupt of J. H. Myers & Son, a partnership composed of J. H. Myers and Jesse Myers, as a partnership and individually, which copy was certified by the referee in bankruptcy as custodian of the matter; the objection being that the certificate is not signed by the proper authority, that is “by the clerk of the superior court or a deputy of said court. It is certified to by the referee in bankruptcy, and he is not the keeper of…