Franz v. Schiro
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; E. K. Skinner, Judge. Action by Fred Franz against Anthony P. Schiro. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Plaintiff sues upon a negotiable promissory note, acquired for value and before maturity, and the defense is that the plaintiff is not the real owner, but that he holds for his wife, and that the wife, by certain tortious acts, with the consent and approval of her husband, has damaged defendant in an unnamed amount, and that defendant therefore owes nothing on said note.
There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.
[2] After plaintiff had introduced evidence going to show that he was the bona fide owner of the note for value, and that he had acquired it before maturity,…
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