Williams v. Benton

The plaintiffs are transferees of a note given by the defendant to John L. Willson, for the purchase of a tract of land in the parish of Carroll, upon which the vendor retained his privilege and a special mortgage.

The note is not negotiable in its form, and was transferred to the plaintiffs long after maturity. Moreover, the notarial act of transfer, as well as the note itself, gave them notice of its consideration and of the equities now pleaded by the defendants. They, therefore, stand in no better position than Williams himself would, were he the party plaintiff.

The note is, on its face, a…