Legal Opinion
Hancock Bank v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1970No. 50112PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Justice.
The Hancock Bank of Gulfport, Mississippi, instituted suit in Evangeline Parish on July 25, 1968 against W. R. Alexander and his wife Barbara. The petition alleged that'the bank was the holder of a promissory note drawn by defendants dated August 17, 1967 in the sum of $2,945.10, with 60 percent per annum interest and 33 percent as attorneys’ fees, which was due and unpaid despite amicable demand. It was then alleged that the bank was entitled to have a 1965 Cadillac of defendants seized under a writ of sequestration on the ground that it was within the power of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Terzia v. the Grand LeaderSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1932
- Salter v. WalsworthLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- First National Bank v. A. Moss & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. SloatLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
3Cited by34 opinions
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- Smith v. UTILITY & MAINTENANCE CON. OF AMER., INC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Bagert v. GoldsmithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
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