Alvis v. Morrison

Citations

• 63 Ill. 181

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence—of recorded deed. An original deed, bearing certificate of having been duly recorded, is the highest class of evidence, and may be read whether the official record book be in existence or not.</p> <p>2. Burnt recobds—secondary evidence. Where a record of deeds is destroyed, the index book in which the deed is described, and its record in the proper book certified, is good evidence of the fact that a deed was recorded.</p> <p>3. Notice to pubchasebs—effect of record. The notice which the due recording of a deed gives to all the world, is not extinguished or lost by the destruction of the record book; nor can one, who obtains adverse title, be deemed an innocent purchaser.</p> <p>4. Acknowledgment. It is not indispensable that a certificate of acknowledgment conform exactly to the language of the statute. It is sufficient to show that the statute has been strictly complied with.</p>