Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. Cotonio

WESTERFIELD, Judge.

The Reconstruction Finance Corporation, a corporation organized under an Act of Congress approved January 22, 1932, and amended July 21, 1932, 15 U.S.C.A. § 601 et seq., brought this suit against Theodore Cotonio alleging that it was “the holder and owner for valuable consideration, before maturity” of a certain promissory note executed on December 14, 1932, by Theodore Cotonio, in favor of the Hibernia Bank & Trust Company, for the sum of $500 and maturing ninety days from date with 8% interest from maturity and 10% attorney’s fees; that the note is past due and unpaid…