O'Reilly v. Irwin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish, of Orleans; T. C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Mrs. Mary Flynn Hooth, wife of Peter J. O’Reilly, against Edwin Irwin, Jr., and Michael Irwin. Judgment for plaintiff, against defendants in solido, and they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Plaintiff obtained judgment against the two above-named defendants, in solido, for $5,200, with interest, less $600, upon a bond alleged to have been given by them; the defense being that the signatures were forged. The instrument sued on contains a recital to the effect that James J. Woulfe, a notary, had invested the money of plaintiff in two notes of John Wells, each for $SOO, two notes of Mrs. Kate Regan Gardner, each for $1,050, two notes of John Espanos, each for $600, and two, each for $1,200; the condition of the obligation being that Woulfe, as principal, should assure the collection…
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