Millaudon v. Colla
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is an action against the maker of a promissory note, payable to the order of A. Lesseps, and by him endorsed in blank. The plaintiff endorsed it to the Union Bank for discount, and at maturity took it up. It was receipted across the face as follows: “Received payment of L. Millaudon ; A. Bouligny, note clerk.”
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APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FOR THE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is an action against the maker of a promissory note, payable to the order of A. Lesseps, and by him endorsed in blank. The plaintiff endorsed it to the Union Bank for discount, and at maturity took it up. It was receipted across the face as follows: “Received payment of L. Millaudon ; A. Bouligny, note clerk.” The defendant strenuously insisted that the plaintiff did not show an interest and re-transfer of the note by proper legal evidence, under the corporate seal of the bank, and was not entitled to recover. There was…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
The defendant is appellant from a judgment against him, for the amount of his promissory note. He admitted his signature, but denied specially the allegations in the petition.
The note was made payable to the order of A. Lesseps, and by him endorsed in blank. The plaintiff made a special endorsement to the Union Bank. On the face of the note there is a receipt in these words: “Received payment of L. Millaudon ; A. Bouligny, note clerk.”
The attention of this court is called to a bill of exception, upon which the appellant has based his hopes of success. *214On the trial, a witness was sworn, who…
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