Legal Opinion

Tomes v. Montanye

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided April 15, 1842PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the Commercial Court of New Orleans, Watts, J.

1Opinion of the CourtMartiN, J.

The defendant is appellant from a judgment on several promissory notes, on which his name appears as drawer or endorser. He relies on the pleas of the general issue, and prescription. The appellee has prayed for an amendment of the judgment, so as to allow him all the interest on the notes sued on. The defendant not having specially denied his signature, can only be assisted by the plea of prescription, in regard to the notes of which he was the drawer. The plaintiff on this part of the case relies on the deposition of Leech, who testifies that a few months before the inception of the present…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1839

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bank of Louisiana v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1845

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