Legal Opinion
Smith v. Union Sawmill Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 20, 1908No. 16,654PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Union; John Elliotte Clayton, Judge ad hoc. Action by L. E. Smith against the Union Sawmill Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvo Sty, J.
Plaintiff denies that he signed a certain act of sale of timber, and asks that the registry of same be canceled and that the defendant be enjoined from attempting to exercise any rights under same. The sole question in the case is as to the genuineness of the signature of plaintiff to the instrument.
The instrument is peculiar. The learned judge ad hoc says of it:
“A printed form has been used, and the blanks are filled out partly with rubber stamp, partly in ink, partly with a typewriter, partly with an ordinary black pencil, and partly with an indelible purple pencil.”
This peculiarity,…
2Cited by4 opinions
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