Superior Court of Delaware, 1838

State Ex Rel. Medford v. Spence

State Ex Rel. Medford v. Spence
Superior Court of Delaware · Decided July 5, 1838
2 Del. 348

Counsel

Brinckloe, for plaintiff. Robinson, for defendant.

State Ex Rel. Medford v. Spence

Opinion of the Court

Hand-writing may be proved by a person who never saw the party write, if he have otherwise a knowledge of the character of his hand-writing.

At the trial a witness was called to prove the hand-writing of the subscribing witness to the bond. He had never seen the party write, but he had seen a long account acknowledged by him to be his handwriting ; and from this he offered to swear to his belief of the signa» *349 ture. The testimony was objected, to and admitted by the court. (See 2 Stark. Ev. 373, &c.)

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