Flower v. O'Connor
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from the court of the third district, for the parish of West Feliciana, Judge Morgan then judge of the district presiding.
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Appeal from the court of the third district, for the parish of West Feliciana, Judge Morgan then judge of the district presiding. This is a suit instituted the 27th November, 1837, by the surviving partners, and the heirs and legal representatives of the deceased ones, lately composing the commercial firm of D. B. Finley & Oo., on a promissory note executed the 10th June, 1818, by Bell & Finley, payable to the said firm of D. B. Finley & Co., the 10th March, 1821. The plaintiffs allege that Mrs. Rachel O’Connor is liable and hound to pay said note, which was given for four thousand nine…
1Opinion of the Court
[215] Simon, J.
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an action instituted on a note of hand, dated 10th of June, ISIS, drawn by Bell & Finley, and made payable on the 10th of March, 1821, to the order of the late commercial firm of D. B. Finley & Co., composed of David B. and Michael L. Finley and of "William and David Flower. Defendant, who is sued as the only heir of her deceased son, Stephen Bell, denies plaintiffs’ authority and capacity to bring this suit, pleads the general issue, and avers that plaintiffs’ demand is barred by the prescriptions of five and ten years. This…
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