Alteration of Instruments A change in the meaning or language of a legal document, such as a contract, deed, lease, or Commercial Paper, that is made by one party to the document without the consent of the other after it has been signed or completed. If such a change is made by a third party without the consent of either party to the instrument, it is called a spoliation or mutilation. Method The face of an instrument is changed by its alteration. A difference in handwriting, a change in words or figures, an erasure, and the striking out of particular words are some methods used to alter an instrument. Since there must be a change in the meaning or language of a document, retracing an original writing—as when a figure written in pencil is retraced in ink—is not an alteration.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:29:46 +0000
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