JEFFERSON SECURITIES CO. v. BENOIT

No. 4361.

92 So.2d 487 (1957)

JEFFERSON SECURITIES CO. v. Mary BENOIT.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

February 4, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Rogers, Lake Charles, for appellant.

Plauche & Stockwell, J. R. St. Dizier, Lake Charles, for appellee.


ELLIS, Judge.

The plaintiff is the holder and owner, for valuable consideration, before maturity, of one certain promissory note made by the defendant. The suit seeks judgment against the defendant for the amount of the note plus 8% per annum interest from maturity, 20% additional as attorneys fees, and the recognition of a chattel mortgage securing the note.

Upon a trial below judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff as prayed for and the defendant...

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