State v. Ford
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: George N. Davis, Judge. Department 2. The defendant was convicted of the crime of forging a deed, in favor of J. D. McKinnon, May 12, 1914. The conviction is based on the.contention of the state that he caused the deed in question to be signed by Elizabeth G. Frary, who signed her name as Elizabeth G. Ford and who is described in the body of the deed as appellant’s wife.
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From Multnomah: George N. Davis, Judge. Department 2. The defendant was convicted of the crime of forging a deed, in favor of J. D. McKinnon, May 12, 1914. The conviction is based on the.contention of the state that he caused the deed in question to be signed by Elizabeth G. Frary, who signed her name as Elizabeth G. Ford and who is described in the body of the deed as appellant’s wife. The state claims that' she was not his wife and that he had a wife living at the date of the deed. Thé state also claims that the deed was executed with intent to injure and defraud. • It appears that…
1Opinion of the Court
McCAMANT, J. —
1. Counsel for the respective parties have lavished a wealth of learning and research on the question of the validity of the contract marriage celebrated December 24, 1898, at Eagle City, Alaska. We shall assume without deciding that this marriage was valid. Can it be said on this assumption that appellant forged the deed set out in the indictment?
Section 1996, L. O. L., in so far as it is material here is as follows:
“If any person shall, with intent to injure or defraud any one, falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any * * contract, * * deed, * * or shall, with such…
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