Jenne v. Harrisville

Foreign unwritten law, including the prevailing construction of a foreign statute, may be proved by competent witnesses, and is a matter of fact determinable at the trial term. Leach v. Pillsbury, 15 N.H. 137; Beach v. Workman, 20 N.H. 379; Watson v. Walker, 23 N.H. 471; Pickard v. Bailey,26 N.H. 152; Holton v. Gleason, 26 N.H. 501; Emery v. Berry, 28 N.H. 485; Taylor v. Barron, 30 N.H. 100; Ferguson v. Clifford, 37 N.H. 87; Kennard v. Kennard [ante 303, 308]; Dyer v. Smith, 12 Conn. 384, Holman v. King, 7 Met. 384; Kline v. Baker, 99 Mass. 253; 1 Gr. Ev., ss. 486, 488; Sto. Conf. Laws, ss. 637-639

Case discharged.

CARPENTER, J., did not sit: the others concurred.

Case Details

Case Name: Jenne v. Harrisville

Court Name: Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Date Published: Jun 5, 1885

Citation: 63 N.H. 405

Court Abbreviation: N.H.