Sampson v. Overton

OPINION of the Court, by

Ch. J. Boyie.

Several of the points which occurred in the case of Hedden vs. Overton are presented in this case, and need not, therefore, be again particularly noticed : but in addition to them a question was made in this case, whether a copy of a grant, the attestation of which was not in the hand writing of the register, but in that of a clerk of the office, was admissible evidence ?

There can be no doubt that the register may act by deputy, and that an attestation of a copy by his deputy would be sufficient; but there is a wide difference between a deputy and a mere…