Commonwealth v. Grauman
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 5, March T., 1913, by defendant, from, judgment of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 120, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William Grauman. Indictment for forgery. Before Newcomb, J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant was charged with forging the name of Valentine Kautz as the maker of a promissory note for $260. The indorsers on the note were the defendant, W. Grauman, and Joseph Levy.
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Appeal, No. 5, March T., 1913, by defendant, from, judgment of Q. S. Lackawanna Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 120, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. William Grauman. Indictment for forgery. Before Newcomb, J. At the trial it appeared that the defendant was charged with forging the name of Valentine Kautz as the maker of a promissory note for $260. The indorsers on the note were the defendant, W. Grauman, and Joseph Levy. When Valentine Kautz was on the stand this offer was made: Mr. Levy: We propose to show by the witness that he became acquainted with the defendant, Grauman, two…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
The defendant was charged in the indictment with having forged the signature of Valentine Kautz as maker of a promissory note payable to the order of William Grauman, the defendant, at a certain bank. The note was indorsed by Grauman and Joseph Levy and negotiated and subsequently protested and paid by Levy. The allegation was that the forgery was to the prejudice of Levy and Kautz.
*2091. The first assignment of error relates to the admission of the testimony of one Valentine Kautz to the effect that about two years before the trial he had become acquainted with the defendant…
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