Union Bank v. Mortee
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is an action against the maker and endorser of two promissory notes. The defendants excepted to the right of the bank to sue, having suspended specie payments, and thereby forfeited its charter. The exception was overruled. There was a general denial pleaded.
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Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, FOR THE PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY, THE JUDGE THEREOF PRESIDING. This is an action against the maker and endorser of two promissory notes. The defendants excepted to the right of the bank to sue, having suspended specie payments, and thereby forfeited its charter. The exception was overruled. There was a general denial pleaded. Several bills of exception were taken by the defendants, on the trial, which are fully noticed in the opinion of the court. There was judgment against the maker, on both notes, and against the endorser on…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The defendants, sued as maker and endorser of two promissory notes, are appellants from a judgment against *540both of them on the first note, and against the maker alone on the second. .. ;
Neither of the parties deny their signature. The first note was protested in. due time, and notice was given to the endorser, personally, on the day of protest. The second note bears date the 25th November, 1837, payable six months after date, and was protested on the 29th of May following, being one day too late.
The maker has contended, that, as the note was payable at a particular place, and the demand not…
2Cited by1 opinion
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