Sweetser v. Lowell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On Report from Nisi Prius, Siiepley, C. J., presiding. Writ op Entry upon an alleged mortgage, brought by the assignee of the mortgagee against the grantees of the mortgager. The demandant introduced a paper, purporting to be the mortgage declared upon, and dated in 1824, conditioned for the payment, in 1826, of a note of the same date with the mortgage, given by the mortgager to the mortgagee.
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On Report from Nisi Prius, Siiepley, C. J., presiding. Writ op Entry upon an alleged mortgage, brought by the assignee of the mortgagee against the grantees of the mortgager. The demandant introduced a paper, purporting to be the mortgage declared upon, and dated in 1824, conditioned for the payment, in 1826, of a note of the same date with the mortgage, given by the mortgager to the mortgagee. The demandant also introduced a note, indorsed to himself, purporting to be signed by the mortgager, and corresponding with that described in the mortgage, except that its date appeared to be 1821,…
1Opinion of the CourtTenney, J.
— The definition of the word “ expert” in Webster’s Dictionary is, “ properly experienced; taught by use, practice and experience ; hence, skillful and instructed ; having familiar knowledge of.”
The testimony of William B. Smith, and Ignatius Sargeant, severally brought each fully within this definition, when applied to the term in reference to skill and experience in judging of handwriting. They are not the less experts, because they did not profess to know the precise meaning of the word .expert, or because, they had not been in situations, where their duty required them to distinguish…
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