Cummings v. Brown
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Linn Circuit Court. I. The act of 1835 (R. C. 1835, p. 250, § 2) reads: “ The printed statute books of sister states and the several territories of the United States, purporting to be printed under the authority of such states dr territories.”
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Error to Linn Circuit Court. I. The act of 1835 (R. C. 1835, p. 250, § 2) reads: “ The printed statute books of sister states and the several territories of the United States, purporting to be printed under the authority of such states dr territories.” This was the only law on the subject in 1835. This court, in the case of Bright et al. v. White, 8 Mo. 421, determined that a book with this title, “ The Statute Laws of the State of Tennessee, of a public and general nature, revised and digested by John Haywood and Robert L. Cobb, by order of the general assembly, T. T. Heiskill, printer and…
1Opinion of the CourtEwing, Judge
On the trial of this cause, the plaintiff offered to read in evidence certain conveyances executed in the state of Ohio in connection with a law relating to deeds, &c., contained in a printed volume, on the page next to the title page of which are these words : “ Statutes of the State of Ohio,” and on the title page of which is the following: “ By authority of the General Assembly. Statutes of the State of Ohio, of a general nature, in force August, 1854, with references to' prior repealed laws: collated and compiled by Joseph R. Swan. Published in pursuance of the act of the General Assembly…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bright v. WhiteSupreme Court of Missouri · 1844
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