Byrne v. Ortte

Plaintiff, James F. Byrne, filed this suit seeking to recover of defendant, Albert J. Ortte, the sum of $1,200, the matured amount on a promissory note for $2,000 payable in installments, executed by defendant as part of the purchase price paid for plaintiff's interest in a partnership which, prior to the sale, had existed between them. Defendant answered claiming that there was no consideration for the note, and prayed for a dismissal of the suit, and in reconvention claimed from plaintiff the sum of $3,925.20. The matter was tried on its merits by the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court…