Legal Opinion
State Bank v. Martin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 15, 1900No. 13,355PublishedCited by 5 opinions
APPEAL from the Nineteenth Judicial District, Parish of Iberia— Yoorhies, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
This action was brought to recover $3,000.00 with interest and protest fees. Defendant, a manufacturer of sugar from cane, drew a sight draft for that amount on Levert, Burguierres & Co., commission merchants in New Orleans, with whom he was doing business, carried the draft to the plaintiff bank where it was cashed or discounted. The commission merchants declined payment and the draft was duly protested for dishonor and non-payment.
Whereupon the cashier of the bank immediately visited the defendant at his sugar refinery, informed him of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Winter v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Joseph Bowling Co. v. ColvinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1897
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Montgomery v. New Roads Oil Mill & Manufacturing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1925