Weidman v. Kohr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. IN delivering the opinion of the Court, in this case, which was an action of trespass, quare clausum fregerunt„ brought by Kohr, in the Common Pleas of Lebanon county, Chief Justice has fully stated all the points in controVersy*
1Opinion of the Court
J. TlLGHMAN C.
In this case there are three points for . . decision.
Whether a certificate, under seal of the secretary of the land office, “ that he had carefully searched for a certain . J ^ . warrant, and the same could not be found, ’ is legal evidence* By ’•be act of 9th April, 1781, copies of deeds, entries, and papers of the land office, duly attested by the secretary, re- . , ceiver general, or surveyor general, or their deputies, under ^beir hands, and seals of office, shall be as good evidence as the originals. There certainly is a material difference,between *be officers certifying a…
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