Legal Opinion
Brock v. First State Bank & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 21, 1937No. 34436PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Justice.
This is an action by the State Bank Commissioner in charge of the liquidation of the Tangipahoa Bank & Trust Company against the First State Bank & Trust Company, in liquidation, and Charles H. Houlton, William L. Houlton, and Richard A. Kent, in solido, to recover the sum of $115,529.20, representing the balance due on the note of the defendant bank, guaranteed by the individual defendants.
The defendant guarantors filed an exception of prematurity on the ground that plaintiff must exhaust his remedies against the primary obligor, the maker of the note, before proceeding…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hibernia Bank & Trust Co. v. Succession of CancienneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1917
- Lachman & Jacobi v. Henry Block & Bro.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
- Commercial Nat. Bank v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- WM. B. Thompson & Co. v. SporlSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Graves v. ScottSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1871
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- First Nat. Bank of Crowley v. Green Garden Processing Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- American Bank & Trust Company v. Blue Bird Restaurant & Lounge, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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