Sere v. Darby
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Ninteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Iberia; James Simon, Judge. Action by Leon Sere and others against Paul Darby and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
Plaintiffs brought this suit on a written obligation, dated April 12, 1880, signed by the late Mrs. St. 'm. Darby, acknowledging her indebtedness to the late Leon Sere, Sr. (father of the plaintiffs), in the sum of ?4,000, which she promised to pay at her death.
The defendants are the heirs of the said Mrs. Darby.
Plaintiffs are the grandchildren of Mrs. Darby and children of Leon Sere and Constance Darby, daughter of Mrs. Darby, the asserted obligor.
Mrs. Darby died in 1905. Sere died some time prior.
Plaintiffs claim that the instrument which she signed in favor of the late Leon Sere is now…
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