M'Gehee v. M'Cord
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, POR THE PARISH OP WEST FELICIANA, JUDGE DAWSON, PARISH JUDGE, PRESIDING.
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Eastern Dist. APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, POR THE PARISH OP WEST FELICIANA, JUDGE DAWSON, PARISH JUDGE, PRESIDING. The plaintiff alleges,' he endorsed bills of exchange and notes drawn and signed by one I. M’Cord, and others, who had associated themselves under the style and firm of “ Isaac M’Cord & Co.,” for the purpose of building the West FelU ciana Rail Road, under an agreement made by notarial act, in which the defendants conveyed to him a steam saw-mill and lot of ground to indemnify him against loss. That on the 2d June, 1837, the previous liabilities which he…
1Opinion of the CourtMorphy, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of non-suit. He slates that having consented to endorse bills of exchange and promissory notes for defendants to a considerable amount, he received of them, by notarial act, the transfer of a certain steam saw-mill and lot of ground; that said sale was thus passed to him for the purpose of securing and indemnifying him against any. loss from such endorsements, and was intended to have the effect and operation of a mortgage; that under this agreement, his endorsements were given on their paper to the amount of twenty-four thousand and twelve dollars…
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