Iberia Cypress Co. v. Christen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Seventh' Judicial District Court, Parish of Assumption; Paul Léche, Judge. Action by the Iberia Cypress Company, Limited, against John Christen and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
This is an appeal from an order of seizure and sale. Plaintiff and defendants entered into a notarial contract by which plaintiff agreed to advance, and did actually advance, in cash, to defendants, the money now sued for, namely, $15,000, to enable defendants to deliver to plaintiff certain timber, at a price fixed in the contract, to be paid for, part cash, and part by credit on the debt for the money advanced. .For this debt defendants made their promissory note, identified with the act of mortgage by the notary’s paraph.
The first contention of defendants is that the note was not given for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mechanics & Traders' Insurance v. LozanoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
- Taylor v. BachSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1865
- Norcross v. TheurerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1842
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