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BELL v. COMMONWEALTH TITLE INS. CO.

No. 191.

189 U.S. 131 (1903)

23 S.Ct. 569

47 L.Ed. 741

BELL v. COMMONWEALTH TITLE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1903.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Solicitor General Richards and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Beck for petitioner.

Mr. John G. Johnson for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The question presented is to what extent a company engaged in the business of examining titles and certifying thereto may have access to and use the indices and cross indices of the judgment records prepared by the clerks of United States courts. The statute declares that they "shall at all times be open to the inspection and examination...

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