Youngk v. Keim

Citations

• 34 Pa. Super. 337
• 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 136

Syllabus

<p>Judgment — Opening judgment — Signature to note — Forgery—Consideration.</p> <p>On a rule to open a judgment entered on a judgment note under seal, the defendant denied the signature. The first name of the signature was in the following form: “Elizzie.” There was testimony that the defendant sometimes wrote her first name “Elizabeth,” and at others used the shorter form “Lizzie.” It was practically admitted that the disputed signature in all other respects, save only the unusual form of the first name, bore a close resemblance to those admittedly genuine ones submitted for comparison. There was evidence that the note was given to secure payment of a balance on settlement of accounts in a business conducted by defendant’s husband as agent. There was some conflicting testimony as to the agency of the husband. Held, that the rule to open the judgment was properly discharged.</p>