Lickmon v. Harding
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Warren county; the Hon. Arthur A. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
The only point in this case is, shall the acknowledgment of the execution of a deed, made and taken before a magistrate in proper form in pursuance of the statute, prevail over the unsupported testimony of the party grantor, he alleging the same to be false and forged ?
We have no hesitation in answering the question in the affirmative, as it was answered by the circuit court. Public policy requires such an act should prevail over the unsupported testimony of an interested party, otherwise, there would be but slight security in titles to land.
No fraud or combination between any party and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Graham v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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