Legal Opinion

Neal v. Neal

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1881No. 7,059PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment for the defendant in the Fifth Judicial District, County of San Joaquin, Booker, J., and from an order denying a motion for a new trial in the Superior Court of the said County. Buckley, J.

1Opinion of the Court

McKee, J.:

On the trial of an issue of fact in this ease, as to the genuineness of the signature of the defendant to an instrument in writing, through which the plaintiff claimed title to the land in dispute, the defendant, on his examination as a witness in his own behalf, had testified that his signature to the instrument was not genuine, and that the instrument itself was a forgery; and on his cross-examination a document which purported to have been signed by him, and had been used in the case for comparison, was handed to him by the counsel of plaintiff, who asked him the following…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. EbanksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Newman v. Los Angeles Transit LinesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  3. Smitson v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
  4. West Coast Securities Co. v. KilbournCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
  5. Mann v. McChesneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900

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