Fadaol v. Rideau

Plaintiff, a merchant engaged in business in the city of Opelousas, instituted this suit against the defendant on a promissory note. The note is for the sum of $264, is dated Opelousas, La., December 16, 1920, is payable February 1, 1921, and bears 8 per cent per annum interest from date and 10 per cent additional as attorney’s fees in case it be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. The defendant, being an illitérate negro, the note is signed by mark, wit*555nessed by J. C. Fadaol, a son of the plaintiff. It bears indorsements of two payments aggregating the sum of $100 and an…