Pritchard v. Louisiana State Bank
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST DISTRICT. This was an action upon a contract of agency, to obtain an indemnity from the agents, for a loss arising from their negligence. The negligence charged, was the omission to give to the endorsers due notice of the dishonour of a note. The evidence adduced on the trial is correctly stated in the opinion of the court delivered by
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The plaintiff seeks remuneration for a loss which he alleges he has sustained through the neglect of the defendant’s agent, in giving notice on the protest of a note, deposited with the defendants for collection. They pleaded the general issue. The plaintiffs had judgment for costs incurred in prosecuting one of the parties on the note, and appealed.
There were four endorsers on the note, when it came to the plaintiff’s hands — Lawrence, Chambers, Scott, and Hamilton.
The evidence shows that the plaintiffs brought a suit against the two last endorsers, and failed against one, because he relied…
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