Connecticut General Statutes/Title 52/Chapter 925/Section 52-565

CGS § 52-565. Double damages for forgery.

Any person who falsely makes, alters, forges or counterfeits any document, or knowingly utters, as true, any document falsely made, altered, forged or counterfeited, shall pay double damages to any party injured thereby.

Short History

(1949 Rev., S. 8306.)

Citations

Not a penal statute. 1 D. 100; 74 C. 136; 87 C. 468. Is constitutional. 82 C. 5. Cited. 205 C. 93; 236 C. 582.

Cited. 11 CA 161; 41 CA 659; 43 CA 1.

An agent may commit forgery by making or signing an instrument in disobedience of his instructions or by exceeding his authority. 24 CS 498.

See Also

See Secs. 53a-137 to 53a-140, inclusive, re forgery.

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