Cozad v. . McAden’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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1. ““It lias been uniformly held, since the enactment of the statute controlling this matter in 1868, -that when the acknowledgment of a deed or other instrument requiring registration has been taken before some official outside of the state, in order to a valid probate, the deed with a proper certificate, should be presented to the resident clerk for approval, and there should be an express adjudication to that effect by the local officer.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Hiawassee Lumber Co.