Szmyd v. Wingate

BOLIN, Judge.

In 1934 Janie Wingate and several of her brothers and sisters purportedly executed an act under private signature conveying their inherited interest in land located in Jackson Parish to their brothers, Raymond and Ed Wingate. Plaintiffs sue Raymond Wingate and the heirs of Ed Wingate seeking to set aside the sale, as it affected the interest of Janie Wingate, on the ground that her signature was a forgery. In a written opinion the trial judge found plaintiffs had failed to prove the signature was a forgery. From judgment rejecting their demands plaintiffs appeal and we affirm.

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