Legal Opinion
Dunaway v. Spain
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 16, 1985No. CA 84 0178PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANIER, Judge.
This is a suit on a promissory note seeking to recover an unpaid balance of $18,-000, interest thereon at 14% per annum and an attorney fee of 25% of the principal and interest due. The defendant-maker of the note answered asserting the affirmative defenses of novation and dation en paiement. La.C.C.P. art. 1005. After a trial, the district court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $18,000, with interest at 14% from March 23,1979, and 25% of the principal and interest as an attorney fee. The court granted a credit of $9,000 against the amount due, effective August 2,…
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