Williams v. Douglas
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of East Feliciana; Jos. L. Golsan, Judge. Action by L. Williams against Margaret Douglas, executor. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing Ms suit on three promissory notes and a receipt or duebill, supposed to have been signed by the deceased, Mrs. Mattie Williams Viers.
In answer to the suit, the executrix denied that the instruments were signed by Mrs. Viers. In the alternative, she alleged that Mrs. Viers had not received any consideration whatever for issuing the instruments sued on; and, again in the alternative, she alleged that, if the instruments were signed by Mrs. Viers, her signature was secured by fraud and undue influence; and that, in any event, Mrs. Viers was the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. HendricksSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1888
- Bradford v. CooperSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1846
- Mutual National Bank v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1881
- G. M. Bayly & Pond v. GivensSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1877