¶1. The only question on this record is, whether the court below ’erred in receiving in evidence what purported to be a *70certified copy of a chattel mortgage filed in the office of the township clerk. The objection is, that the certificate is not in exact verbal conformity with the form indicated by the statute.—Comp. L., § 5931. We think, however, the substance of what is there required appears in this certificate; and that is sufficient. It may be doubted whether that statute is designed to require one general form for all cases;, there is room for supposing that the purpose was only to indicate a certificate that should be sufficient, but without precluding certificates which, but for this statute, would have been good. Another statute (Comp. L., § 4711) seems to provide for the certification of these copies, and under that, this certificate would be sufficient without doubt.
36 Mich. 69
Bills v. Keesler
Decided April 3, 1877
Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1877-04-03
This was trover, brought by defendant in error in justice’s court, and taken by certiorari to the circuit court. The judgment in justice’s court was for the plaintiff, which was affirmed in the circuit, and the defendant brings error. The point raised is sufficiently stated in the opinion. were stopped by the court.
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1890
1 state decisions
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1877-04-03
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