Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1812

Shute v. Ogden

Shute v. Ogden
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided February 15, 1812 · Kirkpatrick, Pennington, Rossell
3 N.J.L. 921

Shute v. Ogden

Opinion of the Court

Kirkpatrick, C. J. and Rossell, J.

— Were of opinion, that the books wei“e sufficiently proved, (a)

Pennington, J.

— Notwithstanding the opinion of my brethren, I am not satisfied that the books wei'e sufficiently proved. The witness never saw them till they were produced in coux*t on trial. It has never been held, within my knowledge, that proof of the hand-writing of the party, is sufficient evidence of [*] his books of account; and it appears to me, dangerous to establish such a precedent. I think nothing of the entry in the waste book, of a transaction between the witness and the plaintiff below.

Judgment affirmed.

Contra. 3 Halst. 68.

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