Patton v. Lund
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Kossuth District Court. — Hon. W. B. Quaeton, Judge. Action at law on a promissory note. Defendant deputes that she signed the instrument, and claims that what purports to be her signature thereto is a forgery. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1 The action is on a promissory note, purporting to‘ be signed by defendant. Defendant denies the signature under oath, and the burden was thereby cast on plaintiff to establish its genuineness. .The note was secured by a mortgage on certain land, and the notary who took the acknowledgment to the mortgage testified that, to the best of his recollection, defendant signed the note, as well as the mortgage, in his presence. There was also evidence from experts, who made comparison of the signature in question with others admitted to be genuine, to the effect that the signature was made by…
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