Wolf v. Fogarty

Citations

• 6 Cal. 224
• 1856 Cal. LEXIS 101

Syllabus

<p>A certificate of acknowledgment of a deed in the words “Before me, etc., personally appeared, A B C, to be the individual described in, and who executed, etc.,” is bad, and the record of the conveyance on such a certificate imparts no notice to third parties.</p> <p>The evident omission in the certificate, might as well be supplied' by the words “claiming,” or “representing,” as by “known” or “proved.” There is no averment that the party making the acknowledgment is the person who executed it, upon the personal knowledge of the officer.</p>