Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jan-01-1831
Lessee of Clarke v. Courtney - 30 U.S. 319 (1831) U.S. Supreme Court Lessee of Clarke v. Courtney, 30 U.S. 5 Pet. 319 319 (1831) Lessee of Clarke v. Courtney 30 U.S. (5 Pet.) 319 ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY Syllabus The clerk of the court brought into court, under process, a letter of attorney, and left a copy of it, by consent of the plaintiffs and defendants, returning home with the original. M. a witness stated that the clerk of the court showed him the instrument, the signature of which he examined, and he believed it to be the handwriting of the party to it, with whose handwriting he was acquainted. Another witness stated that the instrument shown to M. was the original power of attorney. The letter of attorney purported to be executed and delivered by "James B. Clarke, of the City of New York, and Eleanor his wife," to "Carey L. Clarke, of the City of New York," on 7 October, 1796, in the presence of three witnesses. By th...
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