86 Ala. 395 | Ala. | 1888
The complaint declares on a judgment, alleged to have been rendered in favor of plaintiffs, who are appellants, against defendant, in the Supreme Court of New York, held for the county of Rennsalaer. The defendant pleaded nul tiel record. In order to establish their cause of action, the plaintiffs offered to read in evidence an authenticated transcript of a suit and proceedings therein, instituted by them against defendant in the Supreme Court of New York. To the introduction in evidence of the transcript, the defendant objected, which objection was sustained by' the court, and the transcript excluded. No objection was made on the ground that the transcript was not properly authenticated. The specified ground of objection is, that it does not show any judgment rendered by the court against defendant.
The material requisites of a sufficient judgment are well settled. As said in Spence v. Simmons, 16 Ala. 828, “a
The transcript offered in evidence contains a copy of the complaint, in an action for damages instituted by plaintiffs against-defendant in the Supreme Court of New York for
The court erred in excluding the transcript. This is the only question presented in the record.
Reversed and remanded.