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Mohammad Naser Chorazghiazad v. Mohammad Chorazghiazad

Tenn. Ct. App.May 3, 2019No. M2018-01579-COA-R3-CV

Case Details

Judge(s)
Chief Judge D. Michael Swiney
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
appeal - appellate affirmance of trial court judgment

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

Appellate court affirmed the trial court's finding that defendant forged a quitclaim deed to fraudulently obtain three properties belonging to plaintiff. The court upheld the determination that forgery was proven by clear and convincing evidence.

Excerpt

This appeal concerns whether a quitclaim deed was forged. Mohammad Naser Chorazghiazad ("Plaintiff") sued Mohammad Chorazghiazad ("Defendant") in the Chancery Court for Wilson County ("the Trial Court") alleging that Defendant took certain of Plaintiff's properties by means of a forged deed ("the Quitclaim Deed"). The Trial Court found by clear and convincing evidence that Defendant had indeed forged the Quitclaim Deed to give himself three additional properties that Plaintiff never agreed to transfer. Defendant appeals to this Court, arguing among other things that the evidence did not rise to the level of clear and convincing necessary to prove forgery. Given the testimony and evidence including the attendant circumstances surrounding the drafting and signing of the Quitclaim Deed, as well as the Trial Court's credibility determinations, we find, as did the Trial Court, that Plaintiff met his burden of proving forgery by clear and convincing evidence. We affirm the judgment of the Trial Court.

What This Ruling Means

**What Happened** This case involved a family property dispute between Mohammad Naser Chorazghiazad and Mohammad Chorazghiazad. The plaintiff accused the defendant of forging a property deed to steal three properties that rightfully belonged to him. The plaintiff claimed the defendant created fake paperwork (a quitclaim deed) to transfer ownership of properties without permission. **What the Court Decided** Both the trial court and appeals court ruled in favor of the plaintiff. The courts found clear and convincing evidence that the defendant had indeed forged the property deed. The appeals court upheld the lower court's decision, confirming that the forgery was proven and the defendant had fraudulently obtained properties that didn't belong to him. **Why This Matters for Workers** While this appears to be a family property dispute rather than a workplace issue, it demonstrates important principles for workers. The case shows that courts take forgery and fraud seriously, requiring strong evidence to prove such claims. For workers, this reinforces that falsifying documents—whether timesheets, contracts, or other workplace paperwork—can have serious legal consequences. It also shows that victims of document fraud can successfully seek justice through the court system when they have solid evidence.

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