Legal Opinion

Bank of Greensburg v. Forrest

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 29, 1988No. 87-C-1761PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

520 So.2d 728 (1988)

BANK OF GREENSBURG

v.

Jerry FORREST and Susan Forrest.

No. 87-C-1761.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 29, 1988.

Keith D. Jones, Jones & Counce, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Richard D. McShan, Sibley & McShan, Greensburg, for respondent.

WATSON, Justice.

After the Bank of Greensburg sued Jerry and Susan Forrest on a promissory note for $24,606.04, defendants asserted an affirmative defense, lack of consideration. The trial court gave judgment to the bank, and the court of appeal affirmed.[1] A writ was granted to review the judgment.[2]

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Boulos v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
  2. Broadway v. All-Star Insurance CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  3. Savoie v. Estate of RogersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
  4. Savoie v. Estate of RogersLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  5. Bank of Greensburg v. ForrestLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. ODECO Oil & Gas Co. v. NunezLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
  2. Ouachita Nat. Bank v. PalowskyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
  3. Brunet v. FullmerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  4. FIRST FEDERAL SAV. & LOAN ASS'N v. BurrowsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
  5. Landmark Savings Bank v. GreenwaldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991

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