Forgery Law
 
Aptix Corporation v. Quickturn Design Systems, Inc.

On June 14, 2000, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the patent infringement complaint of Aptix Corporation and Meta Systems, Inc., after ruling that Aptix’s United States Patent No. 5,544,069 (’069 patent) is unenforceable. The trial court refused to enforce the ’069 patent because Aptix submitted falsified engineering notebooks t... More...   $0 (11-05-2001 - CA)

Mullins v. Thompson

This case presents a question of first impression: Can a witness who is a lawyer be impeached by evidence showing that his license to practice law was suspended? We answer this question in the negative.

Evelyn Mullins died testate, leaving a number of children. One, Kathy Thompson, petitioned to probate the will; another, Roy Mullins, filed a caveat, alleging the will was a “traced f... More...   $0 (10-01-2001 - GA)

Brad Butler v. Hearst-Argyle Television

Appellant, Brad Butler, brings the instant appeal challenging the Benton County Circuit Court's order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees, Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., its Arkansas affiliate, KHBS/KHOG-TV, and one of its reporters, Rhonda Justice. Butler, a former Benton County prosecuting attorney, complained that appellees committed the torts of defamation, invasion of privacy, an... More...   $0 (07-09-2001 - AR)

Gary Kremen v. Stephen Michael Cohen, et al.

Gary Kremen registered the domain name http://www.sex.com with Network Solutions, Inc. on May 9, 1994. Online Classified, Inc. was the registering organization. Plaintiff never constructed a web site or otherwise commercially exploited the domain name. In a letter dated October 15, 1995, Sharon Dimmick, purportedly on behalf of Online Classified, informed Stephen Cohen that Online Classified had ... More...   $65000000 (04-09-2001 - CA)

Reciprocal AIF Corp. and Independent Reciprocal Exchange v. L.L. Lopez Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Triple L Furniture & Appliance, Paul Gabriel, Individually and d/b/a Gabriel General Insurance Agency, and Patricia Gabriel, Individually and d/b/a Gabrie

Breach of Fiduciary Duty/Intentional Interference with an Existing Contract/DTPA/Intentional Interference with Prospective Contractual Relationships/Business Disparagement/Civil Conspiracy/Fraud/Forgery/Misappropriation of Trade Secrets/Malice - Counterplaintiffs prevail in dispute over insurance premium payments. This case initially began as a lawsuit by Reciprocal AIF Corp. against Triple L F... More...   $54820179 (03-12-2001 - TX)

Grace P. Irwin v. Commerce Bancshares v. Central Bank of Kansas City

Wrongful stock transfer - Plaintiff, Grace Privitera Irwin, and her brother, Anthony Privitera, held stock of Commerce Bancshares in joint names. In 1994 Anthony endorsed a transfer of the stock to his borther, Carl Privitera. Central Bank guaranteed Anthony's signature on the stock certificates. Thereafter, Grace's signature was added to the certificates by forgery, making it appear that Centr... More...   $22000 (11-13-2000 - MO)

Yoshio Oto v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Suzanne Oto's father and husband both claim the proceeds from her life insurance policy. The District Court ruled that the change of beneficiary form purporting to change the beneficiary from the father to the husband was a forgery and granted summary judgment for Noboru Oto, the father. Ashby Beverley, the husband, appeals. We affirm the District Court.

I. BACKGROUND

On... More...   $0 (08-11-2000 - IL)

Roger C. Arcaro v. Silva and Silva Enterprises Corp.

The Mark Thomas Construction Company applied for credit with Abco Hardware. The credit application listed Roger Arcaro as the "principal/owner" and "president" of Mark Thomas Construction and the guarantee of payment on the account was signed "Roger Arcaro." Personal information contained on the credit application such as address, telephone number and Social Security number was that of the plainti... More...   $0 (12-22-1999 - CA)

Mary Heafner v. Frost National Bank f/k/a National Bank of Commerce

Breach of contract and violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, negligence, spoilation of evidence, breach of the duty of good faith - Heafner is a Houston attorney who maintains several bank accounts in the Houston area. Heafner maintained a personal money market account at Frost and her firm's operating account at Bank United. In 1991, Heafner represented Duane Lavely in several la... More...   $418488 (12-02-1999 - TX)

Roschelle M. Brown, et al. v. Washington County, et al.

Negligence - Inmate - This negligence action arises from an incident in which an inmate, Charles Brown, escaped from the Washington County Community Corrections Center and killed his brother, Stephen Brown. In February 1993, Washington County Parole Officer Cynthia Mazikowski was assigned to supervise Charles Brown (Brown), who w... More...   $402915 (10-13-1999 - OR)

First Deposit National Bank v. Karen Smith Bird

First Deposit National Bank sued Bird for debts incurred on a credit card issued in her name.$3,500 of the alleged $5,653.49 debt was a cash advance. Bird filed answer asserting defenses of limitations, forgery, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. Defendant trial counsel filed a motion prior to trial for continuance and motion to dismiss, urging that he was unable to locate his client, and that... More...   $5653 (05-20-1999 - TX)

Sam Fantino v. Lenders Title and Guaranty Company

On January 11, 1990, plaintiffs, Sam and Lorrie Fantino (the Fantinos), entered into a contract with Miles Ross and Associates, Inc. (MRA), for the construction of a house. Financing was provided through First Financial Bank F.S.B. (First Financial). On February 3, 1990, the Fantinos and MRA executed a document entitled "Instructions to General Contractor and Borrower for Construction Escrow... More...   $129780 (02-26-1999 - IL)

State of Oklahoma v. Antonio Lajuan Porter

Forgery in second degree.... More...   $0 (02-08-1999 - OK)

State of Missouri v. Claude Mark Woodworth

Chillicothe, Missouri when Defendant Claude Mark Woodwoth was convicted of murder.

The Missouri Court of Appeals described the case as follows:

Mark Woodworth appeals his convictions by a jury of the murder of Catherine Robertson, assault in the first degree on her husband, Lyndel Robertson, burglary and two counts of armed criminal action. He was sentenced, respectively, to con... More...
   $0 (04-29-1997 - MO)

North Side State Bank v. Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County

¶1 The dispositive issue before us is whether the board of county commissioners is liable to a bank on a court clerk's depository voucher (delivered to a lawyer in compliance with a court order and cashed at the bank upon a payee's forged endorsement) either (1) as the voucher's drawer under the Uniform Commercial Code's [UCC] "Impostor Rule"1 or (2) as a principal of the county treasurer or cour... More...   $0 (03-20-1994 - OK)

State of Louisiana v. Albert Burrell

When Justice When to Hell in Farmerville, Louisiana, a criminal defense lawyers unsuccessfully represented Albert Burrell who was charged with first-degree murder.

According to the Supreme Court of Louisiana:

William Delton Frost and Callie Maude Frost were murdered on the night of August 31, 1986, in their home near Downsville in Union Parish. Mr. Frost was sixty-five. His body ... More...
   $0 (12-31-1987 - LA)

United States of America v. Rufo Gonzalez


Rufo Gonzalez appeals from an April 24, 1984 judgment of the District Court for the Southern District, Charles S. Haight, Jr., Judge, convicting him, following a February 15, 1984 jury verdict, of thirteen counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1343 (1982) and one count of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1341 (1982). Gonzalez also appeals from Judge Haight's April 11, 1... More...
   $0 (11-01-1984 - NY)

Terry Roy Holman v. State of Oklahoma

¶1 The Appellant, Terry Roy Holman, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged, tried before a jury in a two-stage proceeding and convicted in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CRF-74-1210, of the crime of Uttering a Forged Instrument After Former Conviction of a Felony. Punishment was assessed at a term of twelve (12) years under the direction and control of the Department of C... More...   $0 (03-14-1977 - OK)

W.R. Grimshaw Company v. The First National Bank and Trust Company of Tulsa, Oklahoma

¶1 Appellee, First National Bank and Trust Company of Tulsa (First National), petitions for Writ of Certiorari to review an opinion of the Court of Appeals reversing a jury verdict on its behalf and entering judgment as a matter of law in favor of appellant, W.R. Grimshaw Company (Grimshaw). For the reasons hereafter discussed, we vacate the opinion of the Court of Appeals; reverse the judgment o... More...   $0 (02-15-1977 - OK)

Griffth v. Scott

¶1 On March 29, 1924, A. L. Griffith, plaintiff below and plaintiff here, filed this action against K. W. Ingham and 19 others as defendants, none of whom appear in the case on appeal, to quiet title of plaintiff to certain real property described as lots 16 to 23, both inclusive, in block 9 in the town site of Key West, Lincoln county, subject only to an oil and gas lease thereon in favor of the ... More...   $0 (10-18-1927 - OK)

Harn v. Smith

¶0 1. Jury--Right to Jury Trial--Mortgage Foreclosure--Issue as to Amount Due. In an action for the recovery of money due on a promissory note executed by the defendants, and for the foreclosure of a mortgage given to secure the payment of said note, where issue is joined as to the indebtedness due, either party is entitled to a trial by jury as a matter of right.
2. Corporations--Subscription... More...
   $0 (09-13-1921 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Leonard L. Young

Oklahoma City, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Leonard L. Young with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: FORG, FORGERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE , in violation of 21 O.S. 1561-1628
Date Of Offense: 11/09/2011

Party Name: Disposition Information:

YOUNG, LEONARD L
Disposed: DEFERRED, 03/28/2013. Guilty Plea.
Count as Disposed:FORGERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE (FORG... More...
   $0 (11-30--0001 - OK)

State of Oklahoma v. Shannon Messner

Mangum, Greer County, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Shannon Messner with four counts of felony second degree forgery and felony embezzlement.

02/03/2012 AFFIDAVIT
02/17/2012 APPLICATION FOR COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY $40.00
02/21/2012 APPEARANCE BOND $10.00
JAIL FUND FEE $25.00
10% OF JAIL FUND FEE ENTER BONDSMAN'S NAME: BARBARA ROSS ENTER POWER NUMBER: 14556 ... More...
   $0 (11-30--0001 - OK)

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