Glossary : attesting witness
Definition 1
One who, upon being
required by the parties to
an instrument, signs his name to it to prove it,
and for the
purpose of identification.
2. The witness must be
desired by the parties to attest it, for
unless this be done, he will not
be an attesting witness, although
he may have seen the parties execute it.
3 Campb. 232. See
Competent witness, Credible witness, Disinterested
witness,
Respectable witness, Subscribing witness, and Witness,
Witness
instrumentary, 5 Watts, 399, 3 Bin. 194.
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