Royal American Corp. v. Republic Securities Corp.

WATKINS, Judge.

This is an action on a promissory note in the amount of $350,000 of which “Charest Thibaut, Jr., and C. Therral Ransome, individually and as Agent and Attorney-in-Fact” (to quote plaintiff’s petition) were makers and Royal American Corporation, plaintiff, was payee. Defendants answered separately and each filed a reconventional demand.

In discovery proceedings, defendants took the deposition of Rolfe H. McCollister and sought to take the deposition of Simeo Gallo, the latter of whom was president of plaintiff corporation. In the course of Gallo’s deposition, counsel for…