Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Cook

The defendant prosecutes this appeal from a judgment condemning him to pay to the plaintiff bank the sum of ONE THOUSAND ($1,000.00) DOLLARS, together with interest thereon.

The facts necessary to be stated at this time are that, on February 10, 1919, W. S. Willhite and his wife borrowed the sum of $1,000.00 from the defendant, Cook, and, as evidence of the debt, executed their promissory note for that sum, due one (1) year from its date, and, to secure said debt, mortgaged certain real property situated in Jackson Parish — the mortgage and the note being made payable to the said W. H. Cook.…