State National Bank v. New Orleans Brewing Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.

This appeal is by defendants sued and condemned to pay on the promissory note of the New Orleans Brewing Association,, on the back of which the appellants placed their names before the note was delivered by the association to the plaintiff.

The note dated 4th of August, 1895, payable ninety days after date, was given by the association for a loan of money, and it was understood that the appellants’ names were to be placed on the note to-secure the loan, the agreement being fulfilled by the delivery to the plaintiff of the note thus secured.…