282 Pa. Super. 487 - Chaplin v. Pelton’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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1. “The fact that the deeds were recorded and hence public.records gave them no special sanctity, being merely public notice of title. Proper exemplification of recorded deeds makes them available as legal evidence, and simply dispenses with the necessity of producing the original deeds in those cases where such deeds would be competent testimony. This does not obviate the necessity of producing and introducing into the record either the original or exemplified copies of such documents at trial. Nor can such action by the trial judge be sustained on the ground of judicial notice. Aside from the fact that it concerned disputed questions of fact which are not within the domain of judicial notice; no request to take such notice was made nor was any authorization given to make such an examination. The trial judge’s action in examining the deed records not only deprived appellant of the opportunity to question, as well as dispute, the relevancy of any such recorded deeds, but made it impossible for this court to determine the basis for his factual findings.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 2015 Pa. Super. 18 - Sisson, D. & M. v. Stanley, J.