Macomber v. Scott
Supreme Court of Kansas
M'ror from Douglas District Court. Scott brought his action upon a promissory note dated May 8th 1867, purporting to be executed by Christian Yeager and Reuben Macomber. Yeager was not found, and Macomber answered, denying the execution of the note.* The action was tried at the February Term 1872. The plaintiff gave in evidence two letters written by Macomber to Christian Yeager, in regard to the note and the claim of the plaintiff.
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M'ror from Douglas District Court. Scott brought his action upon a promissory note dated May 8th 1867, purporting to be executed by Christian Yeager and Reuben Macomber. Yeager was not found, and Macomber answered, denying the execution of the note.* The action was tried at the February Term 1872. The plaintiff gave in evidence two letters written by Macomber to Christian Yeager, in regard to the note and the claim of the plaintiff. These letters were dated respectively Oct. 31st, 1870, and Nov. 7th, 1870. Their genuineness was admitted by Macomber. Plaintiff also produced two other letters,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action on a promissory note. Defendant below, Macomber, denied the execution of the same; and the principal question at the trial was whether Macomber signed the note or not. It purported to be signed by him, and the question was whether the signature was genuine. Two letters written and signed by Macomber were introduced in evidence to show what Macomber had said about the note. Afterward a witness, W. Hadley, was examined on the part of the plaintiff. He was first shown to be an expert in the examination of signatures. Then…
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