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19 Tex. 107

Hailey v. McGee

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1857

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1857-07-01

Error from Panola. Tried below before the Hon. William W. Morris. Suit by plaintiff in error on a claim against the estate of defendant’s intestate, the authentication of which was taken and certified in Louisiana by a Commissioner authorized by the Governor of this State to take' acknowledgment of deeds, &e. Demurrer on the ground that such Commissioner had no authority to take the authentication of the claim, sustained.

Decided 1857-07-01

Hemphill, Ch. J.

¶1The only question in this case is, whether a Commissioner of Deeds in another State has competent authority to administer the oath required to be taken in authentication of claims against the estate of a person deceased. We have decided, and it is believed in more than one of the cases yet unpublished, that hé has such authority.

¶2The fact that the affidavit in support of the claim in this case was made before such Commissioner, was not a good cause of demurrer; and the judgment is therefore reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

¶3Reversed and remanded.

¶4Roberts, J., did not sit in this case.

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