Gosserand v. Lacour
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the District Court, Ninth District. Fa/rrrn’, J. Suit on the following promissory note. $3,543. Pointe Coupee, ce 20 Juin, 1849. Dans tout Mars, mille huit cent cinquante, nous Jean B’te Lacour comme principal, et Madame V. Pierre Gondran, et Monsieur Jean B’te Decuir comme la caution, promettons de payer solidairement et l’un pour l’autre, á l’ordre de Monsieur Jacques Gosserand, la somme de trois mille cinq cent quarante-trois piastres pour valeur recue, avec…
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APPEAL from the District Court, Ninth District. Fa/rrrn’, J. Suit on the following promissory note. $3,543. Pointe Coupee, ce 20 Juin, 1849. Dans tout Mars, mille huit cent cinquante, nous Jean B’te Lacour comme principal, et Madame V. Pierre Gondran, et Monsieur Jean B’te Decuir comme la caution, promettons de payer solidairement et l’un pour l’autre, á l’ordre de Monsieur Jacques Gosserand, la somme de trois mille cinq cent quarante-trois piastres pour valeur recue, avec interet á huit pour cent Fan depuis Fechéance iusqu’á parfait paiement. [Signed] JEAN B. LACOUR, JEAN B. DECUIR, OnAS.…
1Opinion of the CourtSlidell, J.
On the face of the note we consider Madame Gondran and J. B. Decuir hound as sureties in solido. /
Wo are of opinion that the District Judge did not err in excluding parole evidence of the declarations of Decuir, made at the time of his signing the note, but out of the presence of Madame Gondran, as to what he supposed was the nature of his obligation.
/k It is undisputed that Gosserand, the holder of the note, gave time to Madame Gondran; and the question arises .whether this agreement affected, and if so, io what extent, the liability of her co-surety Decuir, and his heir Mrs. Lejeune.
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