Hyde v. Planters' Bank
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of the first judicial district. This is an action to render the defendants liable for the amount of a promissory note for $662, signed by B. Williams, and indorsed by R. J. Walker, negotiable and payable at the Planters’ Bank at Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, and placed in said hank for collection. Recourse against the indorser was lost by the neglect of the notary to make a record of his protest and notice to the indoi’ser.
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Appeal from the court of the first judicial district. This is an action to render the defendants liable for the amount of a promissory note for $662, signed by B. Williams, and indorsed by R. J. Walker, negotiable and payable at the Planters’ Bank at Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, and placed in said hank for collection. Recourse against the indorser was lost by the neglect of the notary to make a record of his protest and notice to the indoi’ser. The defendants pleaded the general issue, and specially denied any liability on account of said note. The evidence shows, that the note in…
1Opinion of the CourtMoeptot, J.
The petitioners allege that they deposited with the defendants at Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, a promissory note for collection; that defendants undertook and bound themselves to use all care and diligence in collecting said note, and in case of non-payment to cause good and legal notice thereof [564] to be given to the indorser, Robert J. Walker. That at the maturity of said note, defendants caused the same to be placed in the hands of T. Red-man, a notary public, .residing at Natchez, and qualified according to law to demand payment thereof, and to notify in a legal manner the said…
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