Rich v. Cohen

The method of authenticating a record of a judgment from another State is prescribed by act of Congress : “ That the records in judgments and proceedings of the courts in any State or Territory shall be proved or ad-*149mitted in any other court within the United States by the attestation of the clerk and the seal of the court annexed, if there be a seal, together with a certificate of the judge, chief justice or presiding magistrate that said attestation is in due form.” U. 8. R. S., § 905.

The plaintiff produced what purported to be a duly attested copy of the judgment. The defendant objected…