Signed, Sealed, and Not Denied

In a (literal) footnote to Collins Asset Group v. Ayers, the Fifth Court noted a technical point about a line of attack on the relevant instrument: “Ayres also objected to the Note based on the absence of assignments, and on cross-examination, appeared to challenge the signatures on the Note. Ayres did not contest the authenticity of signatures in his verified denial, so the Note was admissible in that regard as fully proved. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 93(7); Boyd v. Diversified Fin. Sys., 1 S.W.3d 888, 891 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991, no pet.).” No. 05-21-00295-CV (March 30, 2022) (mem. op.).