Renner Bros. v. Thornburg
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Greene District Gourt. — Hon. S. M. Elwood, Judge. Action at law on a promissory note. Defendant McLain denied his signature appended to the instrument. In an amendment to the petition, plaintiffs pleaded ratification and adoption of the signature, and, this, defendant denied. There was a trial to a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 To prove that the signature attached to the note purporting to have been made by defendant McLain was a forgery, he introduced experts, who compared it with others said to have been made by him, and gave as their opinion that the signatures were not' written by the same person. It is said that the standards used for comparison were not sufficiently proven. Defendant McLain testified positively that he signed the name appearing on the instruments that were claimed to be genuine, and five other witnesses who were familiar with his signature testified to the same thing. The signatures to these…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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