Legal Opinion

Gunter v. Phillips

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 9, 1925No. 2186Published

1Opinion of the Court

STATEMENT OF THE CASE.

REYNOLDS, J.

This is a suit on a promissory note signed by D. T. Phillips in favor of H. P. Gunter.

R. E. Phillips wrote his name across the back of said note without being an original party to the note.

Plaintiff seeks to hold R. E. Phillips as a surety on said note, and R. E. Phillips denies liability on the ground that H. P. Gunter extended the time for the payment *220of said note for twelve months without his knowledge or consent and to his detriment and injury.

There was judgment for plaintiff, holding R. E. Phillips as .surety and he has appealed.

The question to be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. John M. Parker & Co. v. GuillotSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
  2. McCausland v. LyonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1849
  3. Metropolitan Bank v. MullerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1898

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