Haggitt v Iniff
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 21 December 1854 |
| Date | 21 December 1854 |
| Court | High Court of Chancery |
English Reports Citation: 43 E.R. 1124
BEFORE THE LORDS JUSTICES.
See Cooke v. Wilby, 1884, 25 Ch. D. 770.
[910] hagoitt v. iniff. Before the Lords Justices. Dec. 21, 1854. [See Cooke v. Wilhy, 1884, 25 Ch. I). 770.] Affidavits may be still sworn before notaries public in foreign countries (having authority there to administer oaths) according to the old practice, which is not altered in this respect by 15 & 16 Viet. c. 86, s. 22. Mr. Nalder applied to their Lordships for a direction that the clerk of records and writs might place on the file an affidavit, sworn before Mr. Allen, a notary public at 3DBQ.M.&O.M1. EVANS V. COVENTRY 1125 Geneva, in the county of Ontario, in the State of New York, in America. The fact of Mr. Allen being a notary public, and that credit ought to be given to his official acts, was certified by the British Consul at New York, under the official seal. The clerk of records and, writs doubted whether the jurat was sufficient. There was an affidavit of the solicitor in the cause, stating that he had applied to General Campbell, the American Consul in England, who informed him that notaries public in the United States were authorized by law to administer oaths in any law proceedings in that country. The...
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