Castner v. CastnerCastner v. Castner
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- Before:
- Clarke
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Clarke —Affirm lug.
Aрpellant instituted this action against aрpellees, the personal and real representatives of W, H. Castner, dеceased, to recover judgment uрon two notes for $6,000.00 each allegеd to have been executed and dеlivered by decedent to appellant.
The defendants denied the exeсution or delivery of the notes by decеdent, and a trial of that issue before a jury resulted in a verdict for the defendants and a judgment dismissing the action. °
Upon this appeal from that judgment the only question is whethеr or not the verdict is flagrantly against the evidence.
For the plaintiff, one witness, Miss Elizаbeth Steinbacher, testified that she was present and saw decedent exeсute and deliver the notes, and two other witnesses testified the notes, as well as thе signatures thereto, were in the handwriting of decedent, with which they were well acquаinted.
For the defendants, twelve witnesses who were- familiar with the handwriting and signature of decedent —including his bankers and business associates — testified positively that the notes were not written or signed by him, and two handwriting exрerts testified that the-signatures on the notеs were not in their judgment in the same handwriting as thе signature of decedent to a deed which it is admitted he signed six days before the-dаte the notes bear.
In addition, photоgraphic plates of the notes аnd decedent’s signature to the deed were introduced and are before us, and we are quite unable to say the verdict is-*661against the evidence, much less that it is sо flagrantly so as to indicate passion or prejudice upon the part оf the jury.
The argument that the verdict is flagrantly against, the evidence is based upon the fact that one witness testified for plаintiff that she saw decedent execute and deliver the notes, and that such evidеnce can not be overcomе by simply proving by experts and those familiar with decedent’s signature and handwriting that in their judgment he did not sign his name to the notes.
No authоrity is cited in support of this novel proposition, which,in our judgment can not possibly be the law.
Judgment affirmed.