The cop$t cannot be read, unless the Plaintiff will swear he has not the original nor can procure it. The Plaintiff was nonsuited.
Note. — Vide Blanton v. Miller, and note thereto, ante 4.
Park v. Cochran, 2 N.C. 473, 1 Hayw. 473 (1796)
Oct. 1796
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North Carolina Superior Court
2 N.C. 473, 1 Hayw. 473
Park v. Cochran and others.
Ejectment. The Plaintiff stated his title to have been derived under a patent to JYewberry, who conveyed to Carrol and Dyer, who conveyed to the'Plaintiff. He offered to produce an office copy of the deed from Carrol and Dyer; Mr. Williams objected to the reading of it, unless the Plaintiff would-swear he had not the original in his possession or power.