W. B. Thompson & Co. v. Gosserand
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Action by W. B. Thompson & Co. against J. P. Gosserand. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the Court
SOMMERVILLE J.
The relator, domiciled in Orleans parish, filed a suit in the parish of Pointe Coupee, against defendant, J. P. Gosserand, domiciled there, alleging that he was indebted to relator in a large sum, represented by promissory notes, for which a judgment was prayed.
The defendant answered, setting up the defense of want, failure, and illegality of consideration for said notes, and fraud in obtaining them, and making oath to his answer, prayed for a trial by jury.
The attorneys for relator thereupon filed a motion asking that the trial by jury be disallowed, on the grounds that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lescale v. Joseph Schwartz Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
- State ex rel. Sorrel v. FosterSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
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- Lebovitch v. Joseph Levy & Bros.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1911
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