McCloud v. Bufkin

KLIEBERT, Judge.

Gary McCloud, plaintiff-appellee, sued Royce Bufkin, Jr., defendant-appellant, for payment of a $10,000.00 note. Since the note had been lost, plaintiff, in accordance with the requirements of LSA-R.S. 13:3740, advertised the loss of the note in the Times Picayune between March 13th and 15th, 1988. In response to the petition, defendant, in proper person, denied all allegations of the petition except for the allegation the advertisement had appeared in the newspaper. The case was set for trial on July 7, 1988 at 10:00 A.M. When the case was called defendant made no appearance.…