Legal Opinion
Duncan v. Helm
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 15, 1870No. 2663PublishedCited by 6 opinions
APPEAL from Thirteenth District Court, parish of Tensas. Hough, J.
1Opinion of the CourtLudeling, C. J.
This case was before the court in 1869, and it was remanded in order to make the heirs of the plaintiff (who had died before judgment in the district court) partios to the suit.
The plaintiff sues to recover the amount of a note, $9750, less $5000 paid, and the amount of another note for $9000, with eight per cent, interest per annum after their maturity, respectively, to wit: first of January, 1861, and first of January, 1862.
The defenses sot up are, prescription and usury. Citation in this suit was served on the nineteenth of March, 1866. The note due January, 1861, was therefore prescribed…
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