TRI-PARISH BANK & TRUST COMPANY v. RICHARD

No. 4235.

280 So.2d 850 (1973)

TRI-PARISH BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Leopold RICHARD, Jr., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 15, 1973.

Writ Refused October 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles N. Wooten, Lafayette, for defendants-appellants.

Clanton & Johnson by John W. Johnson, Eunice, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SAVOY, HOOD and CULPEPPER, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit on a promissory note for the sum of $45,000. The plaintiff bank is the holder and owner of the note. The defendants, Dr. Leopold Richard, Jr. and John W. Carruth, are makers. Judgment by default was entered against Carruth and he has not appealed. After a trial on the merits, judgment was also rendered against Richard, and he appealed.

The issues concern the following three defenses urged by Richard: (1) The note was signed...

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