Russo v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by Salvadore Russo against the Fidelity & Deposit Company and others. Application by the plaintiff for certiorari or writ of review to the Court of Appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
Plaintiff, as holder of a note for $1,000, purporting to have been made by Charles A. Spitzfaden and secured by an act of mortgage executed by him, brought suit against said Spitzfaden, which resulted in an adverse judgment, decreeing, in effect, that said note and act were forged. It then brought suit against Theodore G. Spitzfaden, the notary before whom the instruments purported to have been executed, and against defendant, as the surety upon his official bond.
Defendant answered, denying, generally, the allegations of the petition, admitting its signature to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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