Credit Bureau, Inc. v. Shafer

This is an action to enforce a California judgment against defendant, who appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff.1

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in receiving in evidence an exemplified copy of the California judgment and the assignment of that judgment without requiring proper authentication. Defendant objected to both exhibits on the ground that no witness was called to identify the signature on the assignment, so as to properly authenticate that document.

That objection was well taken. The general rule is that to be admissible in evidence a signed written document…