Entry-description sufficiency
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 15 U.S. 316 - Shipp v. Miller's heirs · 1817Most cited · 35 citing opinions
id certum est quod certum reddi potest
The entry, then, of Miller, contains, in itself, a sufficient certainty of description, if the entries to which it refers are valid; for id certum est quod certum reddi potest.
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