NON EST FACTUM
non est factum (non est fak-t[schwa]m). [Latin ¡°it is not his deed¡±] Hist. A denial of the execution of an instrument sued on. [Cases: Bills and Notes 475. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit ¡ì 272.]¡°The general issue in covenant is ¡®non est factum,¡¯ which is a formal denial that the deed is the deed of the defendant.¡± Benjamin J. Shipman, Handbook of Common-Law Pleading ¡ì 187, at 331 (Henry Winthrop Ballantine ed., 3d ed. 1923).
general non est factum. Hist. A broad, nonspecific denial that an instrument was executed or executed properly.
particular non est factum. See special non est factum.
special non est factum. Hist. A pleading that specifies the grounds on which an instrument’s execution is invalid or nonbinding.
¡ª Also termed particular non est factum.
verified non est factum. Hist. A sworn denial that puts the validity of the instrument as well as the signature in question.
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