Walsh v. Walsh

His Honor, EMILE GODCHAUX,

rendered the opinion and decree of the Court, as follows:

It appearing from the allegations of the petition and from the note' itself which is annexed thereto, that the promissory note upon which defendants are sued was executed jointly and severally by them in Dublin, Ireland, and is payable there, it follows as a conclusion of law, without the necessity of allegation to that effect, that the legal effect of the instrument must be governed by the laws of Ireland. Consequently the action of the trial Court in dismissing the supplemental petition which sought simply to…