Territory v. Alohikea

Citations

• 24 Haw. 570
• 1918 Haw. LEXIS 69

Syllabus

<p>Evidence — check.</p> <p>The admission of the indorsement of the payee on a check in evidence, without proof of its authenticity, is error.</p> <p>Same — false pretenses.</p> <p>On a trial for obtaining money by false pretenses the indorsement on a check purporting to have been written by defendant is not admissible against him until it is shown to have been in his handwriting.</p>