Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Kinard
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 1, 1925PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
(after stating the facts). It is first contended that both the deed executed by J. T. Kinard as attorney in fact for Lizzie Oliver to Lula Payne, and the power of attorney executed by Lizzie Oliver to J. T. Kinard were forgeries.
The burden of proof rests upon the person denying that he signed a deed or acknowledged it to show by a preponderance of the evidence that his signature is a forgery. Polk v. Brown, 117 Ark. 321, and Miles v. Jerry, 158 Ark. 314.
To sustain the burden of proof in this respect, the plaintiff testified that her daughter, Lizzie Oliver, did not live in El Doardo,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Miles v. JerrySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- Polk v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
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