Case Name: Isa Smith v. E. G. Chiles
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1881-01-29
Citations: 1 White & W. 49
Docket Number: No. 1172, Op. Book No. 3, p. 473
Parties: Isa Smith v. E. G. Chiles.
Judges: 
Reporter: Condensed Reports of Decisions in Civil Causes in the Court of Appeals (White & Wilson)
Volume: 1
Pages: 49–49

Head Matter:
Isa Smith v. E. G. Chiles.
(No. 1172, Op. Book No. 3, p. 473.)
Appeal from Grayson County.
January 29, 1881.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Hurt, J.
§ 124. Handwriting; proof of, hy comparison. Handwriting may be proved by comparison, that is, by comparing the handwriting of a signature or document admitted to be genuine, and already in the case, with the signature or document in dispute. Thus, the disputed signature of the alleged maker of a note sued upon may be proved by comparing it with the admitted signature of the maker to a deposition in evidence in the case. [1 Greenl. Ev. § 578.] See, also, a full discussion of proof of handwriting by comparison in Phillips v. The State, 6 Ct. App. 364; Hatch v. State, id. 384; Heard v. State, 9 Ct. App. 1.
Reversed and remanded.