Pure Oil Co. v. Turner

The Court of Appeals found as a fact that:

“At some time between May 24, 1922, and July 10, 1926, while said lease was in the hands of the plaintiff or its predecessor in title, Jambs A. Deeds or his legal representatives, the name of A. M. Baxter was fraudulently written on said instrument as an attesting witness by someone other than A. M. Baxter himself, the name A. M. Baxter, as such attesting witness appearing in different colored ink and a color never used by the said Baxter.”

In other words, the Court of Appeals found that there had been a material and fraudulent alteration of the lease…