Ticknor v. Voorhies

On the 4th of March, 1869, the defendant filed an amended or supplemental answer, in which it is alleged that the “ draft sued on was made and also to be executed under the laws of the State of Louisiana; that, by virtue of the laws of said State, all right of action, as against the defendant as the drawer of said draft, and all liability of defendant on account of said draft, were extinguished before this suit was brought.”

These averments are put in issue by the plaintiff’s replication, and upon these issues the parties went to trial December 22, 1869. The plaintiff recovered, and the…