Connecticut Statutes

§ 52-565 — Double damages for forgery.

Connecticut § 52-565
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 52Civil Actions
Ch. 925Statutory Rights of Action and Defenses

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-565 (2026).

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

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Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 8306.) 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.

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