Davison's Lessee v. Bloomer

1 U.S. 123, 1 Dall. 123

Opinion

By the Court.

—There is a case in Strange where a party, who was a witness to a bond, afterwards became interested, and, although the proof of his hand writing was admitted, yet there must, likewise, have been proof that the other witness could not be found. The best evidence of which the case reasonably admits has not been offered; and, therefore, we cannot allow the deed to he read on this occasion.