Caune v. Sagory
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of the first district. The action was brought on a protested bill of exchange, of which the defendant was the immediate endorser of the plaintiff. The latter, had a verdict and judgment, and the former appealed. There was no statement of facts, and the cause was heard above on two bills of exceptions.
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Appeal from the court of the first district. The action was brought on a protested bill of exchange, of which the defendant was the immediate endorser of the plaintiff. The latter, had a verdict and judgment, and the former appealed. There was no statement of facts, and the cause was heard above on two bills of exceptions. At the trial, Hennen, the plaintiff's counsel, offered himself as a witness, to prove that the defendant had promised to pay the amount of the bill, on which the suit is brought. On which Morel, the defendant’s counsel, required him to be sworn on the voire dire, which…
1Opinion of the CourtDerbigny, J.
This is an action, by the holder of a bill of exchange against one of the endorsers. It comes up, to this court upon two bills of exceptions taken by the defendant.
By the first, it appears that the plaintiff’s counsel having offered himself as a witness to prove that the defendant had promised to pay the amount of the bill, he was challenged as interested in the cause, and that, being examined on his voire dire, be declared that he had entered into no agreement with his client for his fees, but intended to change him a commission of five per cent, that is to say, thirty-one dollars if he…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Church v. HubbartSupreme Court of the United States · 1804
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