Olivier v. Andry
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. ■ This is an action on a promissory note, protested, for four thousand dollars, against the second and last endorser, drawn by A. Foucher, jr. to the order of F. Saulet, on which his name was endorsed, and which was subsequently endorsed by the defendant.
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APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. ■ This is an action on a promissory note, protested, for four thousand dollars, against the second and last endorser, drawn by A. Foucher, jr. to the order of F. Saulet, on which his name was endorsed, and which was subsequently endorsed by the defendant. The defendant admitted his signature and endorsement; but averred that the endorsement of Saulet was a forgery, known to the drawer thereof, for whose use and accommodation he endorsed the note; and that his endorsement was fraudulently obtained by the drawer’s counterfeiting Saulet’s…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
This suit is brought by the holder against the endorsers of a promissory note, and the record furnishes evidence of the endorsement., of a demand and protest, with due notice of non-payment.
_ . The defence relied on is, that a previous endorsement on the note' was not genuine but a forgery committed by the drawer himself, aud that the note was endorsed by the defendant through error, he believing the previous endorsement to be genuine. The counsel for the appellant, in support of this ground, refers us to articles, 1875 and 1876 of the Louisiana Code. We are of opinion,. that he is not…
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