Crawford v. Hargis Bank Trust Company

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Logan

Affirming.

Appellee brought suit on a note for $545 which, on its face, showed that it had been executed to it by one Cross and the appellants H. T. Crawford and A. B. Combs. Crawford and Combs entered a plea of non est factum. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the appellee.

During the progress of the trial a note was presented to the appellants containing signatures, and each appelant admitted that one of the signatures was his. Appellee introduced two witnesses who qualified as handwriting experts, who expressed…