M'Dill's Lessee v. M'Dill
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
M'Dill's Lessee v. M'Dill, 1 Dall. 63 (Pa. 1782)
M'Dill's Lessee v. M'Dill
Opinion of the Court
—The signing of a Deed is now the material part of the execution; the seal has become a mere form, and a written, or ink seal, as it is called, is good. Any Deed under seal, when proved, is proper to be given in evidence. 6 Mod. 45. And, we are of opinion, that a Deed, the execution of which is sworn to by one witness before a magistrate, who certifies the same, is within the rule. Besides, the last Act of Assembly certainly allows the proof of one witness to be sufficient.
See post Hamilton’s Lessee versus Galloway, S. P.
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