Legal Opinion
People v. Fadner
New York Court of Sessions
Decided June 15, 1881PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Special plea to an indictment for forgery.
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
The defendant is indicted for having forged the name of Wm. H. Woodward to an instrument of which the following is a copy :
“ $50.00. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1880.
“ Six months after date I promise to pay to the order of Christine Eckhart fifty dollars, at the First National Bank of Utica, value received, with interest at 7 per cent.
“No. Due July 15th, 1880. F. C. Fadmer.
“ Wm. H. Woodward.”
To the indictment the defendant interposes a special plea, setting forth : 1. That the indictment is void, for the reason that the note alleged to be forged is usurious and void on its face. 2. That one Alta…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ewing v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. DunnOregon Supreme Court · 1893
- People ex rel. Batchelor v. BaconAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- People ex rel. Bachelor v. BaconNew York Supreme Court · 1898