Carlile v. Holdship
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, JUDGE BUCHANAN PRESIDING. This is an action against the endorser of a promissory note. The defendant pleaded a general denial.
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APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, JUDGE BUCHANAN PRESIDING. This is an action against the endorser of a promissory note. The defendant pleaded a general denial. He admits he endorsed the note, which was for the joint account of the maker Thomas Williams, the plaintiff, Carlile, and himself; that they had entered into partnership, to carry on the business of an iron foundry, and the amount or proceeds of the note used for the purposes of the partnership, contemplated at the time it was drawn ; but the plaintiff seeing the business was not prosperous, threw the burden of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
This is an action against the endorser of a promissory note. The plaintiff having died after issue joined, it was ordered that the curator of his estate be made a party. Judgment having been pronounced in his favor, the defendant appealed. He relies on two bills of exceptions. From the first, it appears that the defendant’s counsel objected to the case being taken up for trial until the curator, who had been made a party on the suggestion of the plaintiff’s death, had taken *377some step in the case; that, until then, he had not appeared in any manner, and that the defendant was not notified that…
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