Ely v. Gray
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Lee county in an action of debt. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtKelly, J.
This is an action of debt brought by T. P. Ely against G. C. Duff’s administratrix on a negotiable, promissory note under seal for $1,055, bearing the signature of Duff and payable to the order of Ely. The defense relied upon was that the signature to the note, the body of which was wholly in the handwriting of Ely, was a forgery. There was a verdict and judgment below in favor of the defendant.
•There are ten assignments of error, some of which are practical duplications of others. In the petition for the writ of error, which constitutes the only brief furnished by the plaintiff in error, no…
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