Handwriting authentication permits opinions from persons acquainted through observation, correspondence, or ordinary business dealings as relevant evidence. Opinion evidence on handwriting is a relevant fact where authorship or signature of a document is in issue, provided the witness is acquainted with the ... Summary
Handwriting authentication permits opinions from persons acquainted through observation, correspondence, or ordinary business dealings as relevant evidence.
Opinion evidence on handwriting is a relevant fact where authorship or signature of a document is in issue, provided the witness is acquainted with the alleged writer's handwriting. Such acquaintance may result from seeing the person write, receiving purportedly authored replies to communications, or routinely handling purportedly authored documents in ordinary business dealings. Personal observation of the person writing is not essential; correspondents, clerks handling correspondence, and business advisers may offer relevant opinions on authorship.
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