White System of New Orleans, Inc. v. Hall

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Plaintiff, White System of New Orleans, Inc., alleging itself to be the holder and owner before maturity and for value of a certain promissory note, instituted this suit against the defendants, Willie Mae Hall and Frank Hall, as makers thereof, seeking judgment for the face amount -of the note.

The defendants admitted the execution of the note, but denied that plaintiff was a holder in due course thereof. They alleged that the note was given as evidence of the balance due on the purchase price of a beer cooler, which was defective and unfit for the purpose for which it • was…