Supreme Court of Iowa July 5, 1867 (Williams v. Heath)

Dillon, J.

1. Evidence: secondary evidence of deed. I. The plaintiff, to establish his title, which' was put in issue by the answer, relied upon four mesne conveyances. He did not offer in evidence the original of those deeds, viz.: deed from Morseman (patentee) to Cross; deed from Gross to Bliler; deed from Bliler to Williams and from Williams to Eurguson.