Legal Opinion
United States v. Moreno
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 18, 1864PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
68 U.S. 400 (1863)
1 Wall. 400
UNITED STATES
v.
MORENO.
Supreme Court of United States.
Mr. Willes, for the United States.
2Opinion of the Court · SwayneJustice Swayne
The first objection refers to the proof of the signatures of the governor and secretary to the deed to Moreno, which was made by persons acquainted with their handwriting, without those officers being called or their absence accounted for.
There are no subscribing witnesses to the deed. It was therefore allowable, according to the common law, to prove the signatures by any one acquainted with their handwriting. Such evidence was as competent and valid as the testimony of the…
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