Rowell v. Fuller’s Estate, 10 A. 853, 59 Vt. 688 (Vt. 1887)

Rowell v. Fuller’s Estate, 10 A. 853, 59 Vt. 688 (Vt. 1887)

There was no error in the use made of the photographs of the different signatures. Enlarged copies of a disputed signature or writing and of those used as comparisons may be of great aid to a jury in comparing and examining different specimens of one's handwriting. Characteristics of it may be brought out and made clear by the aid of a photograph or magnifying glass which would not be discernible by the naked eye. As well object to the use of an eye-glass by one whose vision is defective.

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