Bach v. Stocking

This is an action to recover damages because of the negligent and unlawful discharge by the defendant of her duty as a notary public in certifying that one Margaret M. Broderick personally appeared before her and acknowledged that she was the signer and sealer of a mortgage deed in which the plaintiff was named as mortgagee. Not only was Mrs. Broderick not present when her purported acknowledgment was taken, but the signature upon the mortgage deed was actually a forgery. The defendant’s act was occasioned by a request from Mrs. Broderick’s husband, who at the time held a reputation of high…