Hanriot v. Sherwood

Citations

• 82 Va. 1
• 1884 Va. LEXIS 1

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence-Admissibility-General rule.-All evidence forming a link in the chain and tending to prove the issue should be admitted.</p> <p>2. Idem-Exceptions-Opinions.-Opinions of witnesses are in general inadmissible.</p> <p>3. Idem-Exceptions-Experts-Sandwriting.--Under the rules of evidence in this State, expert testimony is admissible to test the genuineness of disputed writings by comparison of writings admitted or proved to be genuine with writings alleged to be forged.</p>