Legal Opinion
Continental Bank & Trust Co. v. Times Pub. Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 16, 1917No. 22138PublishedCited by 25 opinions
Suit by the Continental Bank, & Trust Company against the Times Publishing Company and others. From a judgment of the Court of Appeal in favor of the plaintiff, defendant Times Publishing Company applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The defendant entered into a ten-year lease of a building, and executed for the 120 monthly installments of the rent as many notes, to its own order and by itself indorsed in blank, reading as follows, with change only of date when payable and of month for which given:
“$150. Shreveport, La., March 24, 1913.
“September 1st, 1915, after date I promise to pay to the order of myself one hundred and fifty dollars with 7 per cent, per annum interest from maturity until paid at Commercial National Bank of Shreveport, La., rent for month of August, 1915, for part.of brick building located on *211corner of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State National Bank v. CasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Sadler v. WhiteSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1859
- Maurin v. ChambersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1840
- Maurin v. ChambersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1843
- Davie v. StevensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1855
3Cited by25 opinions
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- International Finance Co. v. Northwestern Drug Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1922
- Westlake Mercantile Finance Corp. v. MerrittCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
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