Fadaol v. Rideau

Nahon Fadaol brought suit against Jean Baptiste Rideau for $264, alleged to be due him on a note for that amount.

The defendant, Rideau, denies that he executed the instrument described in the petition of the plaintiff. He pleads under reservations, and, in the alternative, the prescription of five years.

Under the answer, the burden of proof is upon the plaintiff to prove that the signature which the instrument sued on bears in the form of a mark is that of the defendant. If that fact be established, then the burden is upon the defendant to show the fraud and misrepresentation alleged by him…