Bank of St. Martinville v. Duchamp

Plaintiff as holder of a promissory note dated September 24, 1923, due September 24, 1924, worded as follows: "I promise to pay to the order of myself, etc.,” signed by D. E. Duchamp and Louis Duchamp, ques the heirs of Louis Duchamp, whom it alleges and treats as an endorser of the note.

The present suit was filed May 7, 1926. Louis Duchamp died November 24, 1924, his heirs accepted his succession unconditionally and their liability, if any, is the same as their ancestor’s would be if he were still living, save that they may have been realeased by prescription, the interruption of which could…