Commonwealth v. Hurt

Citations

• 85 Va. 918
• 9 S.E. 148
• 1889 Va. LEXIS 103

Syllabus

<p>Virginia Coupons&emdash;Production of bond.&emdash;When a paper, purporting to be a coupon cut from a State bond, is offered in evidence, burden of proof is on party offering it. Contestant of its genuineness may demand production of bond as a condition precedent to his right to recover, and the question may be raised without plea of non est factum. Code 1887, <S 412.</p>