Goodrich v. Stevens
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract upon a judgment of the Supreme Court of the state of New York. At the trial before Gray, C. J., the plaintiff introduced as evidence of the judgment declared on an exemplification of it which was partly printed and partly in writing. The defendant objected that the certificate of the clerk appended to the exemplification applied to the written part only.
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Contract upon a judgment of the Supreme Court of the state of New York. At the trial before Gray, C. J., the plaintiff introduced as evidence of the judgment declared on an exemplification of it which was partly printed and partly in writing. The defendant objected that the certificate of the clerk appended to the exemplification applied to the written part only. But upon inspection of the papers it was ruled that the certificate was intended to and did extend to the whole judgment roll. The defendant offered to show that the real owner of the cause of action so sued upon in New York was…
1Opinion of the CourtEndicott, J.
A portion of the judgment roll offered by the plaintiff was printed, and a portion was in writing. The only objection to its admission was, that the certificate of the clerk applied to the written part only. This is a matter to be determined by examination and inspection of the papers. No question of law is involved in the decision, and it is apparent that the certificate was intended to and does extend to the whole judgment roll. The ruling of the presiding judge admitting it in evidence was correct. Knapp v. Abell, 10 Allen, 485. 1 Greenl. Ev. §§ 504, 506.
The facts which the defendant…
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