Handwriting expert not indispensable - G.R. No. 180157

G.R. No. 180157

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Further, as the CA found, Mrs. Capistrano’s specimen signatures on a Deed of Sale,[18] an Extra-judicial Settlement of Estate of Deceased Person,[19] a Waiver of Rights,[20] and a handwritten note,[21] executed at about the time in question, clearly varied from the signatures found on ECI’s documents.[22] The testimony of a handwriting expert, while useful, is not indispensable in examining or comparing handwritings or signatures.[23] The matter here is not too technical as to preclude the CA from examining the signatures and ruling on whether or not they are forgeries. The Court finds no reason to take exception from the CA’s finding.

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