Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Holy Temple of Church of God & Christ
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 4, 1963No. 910PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McBRIDE, Judge.
Plaintiff, who has been extrajudicially separated from her husband since 1936 (see LSA-C.C. art. 2334), as the initial holder thereof, seeks a judgment in per-sonam in this suit on a promissory note for $5,000, dated October 27, 1958, payable on demand to the order of “ourselves” and signed and endorsed “Holy Temple of the Church of God in Christ, by: Rev. John Keys, Pastor and Elder” stipulating for interest and attorney’s fees. The defense is a “total absence of consideration” and, alternatively, that the note was not properly approved or ratified by the Board of Trustees in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Quaintance v. CookLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- St. Bernard Trappers' Ass'N, Inc. v. Michel.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Barthe v. Succession of LacroixSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877
- NEW FOUNDED INDUSTRIAL MISSION. BAP. ASS'N v. AndersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1950
- Moore v. Hursey Transp. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fontenot v. Estate of VidrineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Smith v. Bayou Rentals, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Phillips v. Holy Temple of Church of God & ChristSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- State v. McCurleyMississippi Supreme Court · 1993