People v. Canfield

Defendant after conviction upon a charge of forgery, moved for a new trial. His motion was granted and from the order made in that behalf, the people appeal. Canfield was charged with forging a certain mortgage purporting to have been executed by Justin B. Cook, the owner of the real property described, in said mortgage to secure the payment of a promissory note for ten thousand dollars payable by Cook to one Helmer B. Rabild who was the mortgagee named in the instrument. The defendant was also charged in a separate count with the forgery of the name of the notary public appearing upon the…