Leeds v. Bozeman
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of the first district, Judge Watts then presiding. This is an action against the defendant, as payee, and on his promise to indorse a promissory note for $1439 18, signed hy John Hoey, given as alleged for work and mechanical labor done and materials furnished, at the plaintiff’s iron foundry. The note is not indorsed by the payee, who, it is alleged, refused to indorse it as he promised to do.
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Appeal from the court of the first district, Judge Watts then presiding. This is an action against the defendant, as payee, and on his promise to indorse a promissory note for $1439 18, signed hy John Hoey, given as alleged for work and mechanical labor done and materials furnished, at the plaintiff’s iron foundry. The note is not indorsed by the payee, who, it is alleged, refused to indorse it as he promised to do. Judgment is demanded against him for the amount of the note. The defendant pleaded a general denial. "Witnesses were called to prove the promise of the defendant to indorse the…
1Opinion of the CourtSimon, J.
Plaintiff seeks to make the defendant liable for a sum of $1439 18, which he alleges to be the amount of a note of hand, the consideration of which was work and labor done and materials furnished by Mm to one John Hoey, for and to a certain steam engine by him made for the said Hoey. He represents that to secure the payment for said work, labor and materials, the defendant promised to indorse the note which was to be given by Hoey ; that after said work was done, he presented the note to the defendant, who [118] declined and refused to indorse the same as promised; that the promise to indorse…
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