Legal Opinion
Watts v. Collier
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1914No. 20444Published
Appeal from Third Judicial District Court, Parish of Claiborne; William C. Barnette, Judge. Action by Prote Watts and another against B. T. Collier, Sheriff, and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion
On Rehearing.
MONROE, C. J.
[4] Article 2245 (2241. of the Code of 1825), under the title “Of Acts under Private Signature,” reads:
“If the party disavow the signature, or the heirs or other representatives declare that they do not know it, it must be proved by witnesses or comparison, as in other cases.”
Article 325 of the Code of Practice (also dealing with acts under private signature) declares that:
“If the defendant deny his signature in his answer, or contend that the same has been counterfeited, the plaintiff must prove the genuineness of such signature, either by witnesses who have seen…
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