Judicial Notice of History

"Every judge is bound to know the history and the leading traits which enter into the history of the country where he presides." Conger v. Weaver (1856), 6 C. 548, 65 Am. Dec. 528.

"Courts are bound to take notice of matters of public history affecting the whole people" Payne v. Treadwell (1860), 16 C. 220.

"The history of the state is a matter of which courts will take judicial notice." Gray v. Reclamation District No. 1500 (1917), 174 C. 622, 163 P. 1024.

"The supreme court takes judicial notice of public history." San Diego v. Cuyamaca Water District Co. 1930), 209 C. 105, 287 P. 475, discussed in C.L.R. 672.