Legal Opinion
Hennessey v. Stempel
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 15, 1900No. 13,086PublishedCited by 2 opinions
APPEAL from the Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans. • — Theard, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
BlaNCI-iard, J.
In this case the substantial allegations of the petition are: —
That on the 14th of August, 1884, the firm of John Hennessey & Bro., then in active business, borrowed $1500 from D. 0. McCann & Son and deposited with the latter in pledge and as collateral security a promissory note of A. Sorrel for the 'sum of $5535.
That frequently thereafter McCann & Son informed the pledgors the note of Sorrel was.in process of collection.
That McCann & Son had, on or before December 29, 1885, collected on the note $1759.50, which collection overpaid the…
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