Legal Opinion

Scafidi v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided October 18, 1982No. 82-C-0670PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

420 So.2d 1113 (1982)

Donald C. SCAFIDI

v.

Peter F. JOHNSON.

No. 82-C-0670.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

October 18, 1982.

William R. Forrester, Jr., Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer & Matthews, New Orleans, for applicant.

Donald E. Theriot, Nelson & Theriot, New Orleans, for respondent.

WATSON, Justice.

The issue is whether, in a suit by the original obligee against the maker of a promissory note, parol evidence that the promise to pay was a conditional one is admissible.

On February 26, 1975, defendant, Peter F. Johnson, executed a promissory note in favor of plaintiff, Donald C. Scafidi, in the sum of…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Gulf States Finance Corp. v. Airline Auto Sales Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
  3. Rinaldi v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1937
  4. Scafidi v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981

3Cited by42 opinions

  1. Ouachita Nat. v. Gulf States Land & Dev.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
  2. McCarroll v. McCarrollSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  3. Sidney Stokes, Cross-Appellant v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. Brock Services, L.L.C. v. Richard RogillioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  5. Denbury Onshore, L.L.C. v. PucheuLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009

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