Henderson v. Giraudeau

The plaintiff sues J. Aicard, as curator of the interdicted Widow B. Giraudeau, f. w. c.. for the amount of a note of $2000.

The defence sot up is, want of consideration, denial of signature, and insanity at the date of the execution of the note.

The District Judge, after reviewing the mass of contradictory testimony which usually abounds in such cases, rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the amount claimed.

The note on its face purports to have been made for a valuable consideration ; and it is in evidence, that the parties have dealings together, and that the plaintiff lends out…