Platt v. Haner

27 Mich. 167, 1873 Mich. LEXIS 83
CourtMichigan Supreme Court
DecidedApril 23, 1873
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Platt v. Haner, 27 Mich. 167, 1873 Mich. LEXIS 83 (Mich. 1873).

Opinion

The Court

held that parol evidence of the contents of a United States patent is inadmissible; for, if the patent itself is lost or not accessible, the proof by exemplification from the general land office is equivalent in degree and should be obtained.

Judgment reversed, with costs, and a new trial awarded.

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