Allen v. Lake

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “In the case of lost instruments, where no copy has been preserved, it is not to be expected that witnesses can recite its contents, word for word; — it is sufficient if intelligent witnesses, who have read the paper, understood its object and can state it with precision.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).