Legal Opinion
Blanks v. Sutcliffe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 14, 1908No. 17,153PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Court, Parish of Ouachita; James Pemberton Madison, Judge. Action by R. B. Blanks against W. J. Sutcliffe and others. D. A. Breard and others, interveners. Judgment for defendant and interveners, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONBOE, J.
Plaintiff sues on an instrument reading as follows:
“Monroe, La., April 12, 1907.
“Mr. B. B. Blanks,
“Monroe, La.
“Dear Sir: I hereby offer for your acceptance, on or before June 15, 1907, to sell to you, for $4,500, cash, sixty shares of the capital stock of the Merchants’ and Farmers’ Bank, represented by stock certificate No.-, owned by me and standing on the books of the bank in my name.
“Yours truly,
“[Signed] Wm. J. Sutcliffe.”
He alleges that at the date of this offer the bank was in an unhealthy condition, and the stock offered worth less than $4,500; that…
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