BALLIS v. BARNETTE

No. 44,751-CA.

23 So.3d 960 (2009)

Dr. Louie T. BALLIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher C. BARNETTE, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Downer, Hammond & Wilhite, LLC by Philip E. Downer, III, Shreveport, for Appellant.

The Clayton Law Firm by Joshua O. Clayton, for Appellee.

Before WILLIAMS, GASKINS and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

Christopher C. Barnette appeals a default judgment rendered against him on a promissory note. We reverse and remand.

Barnette signed a promissory note on May 1, 2000, promising to pay Dr. Louie Ballis, a Bossier City chiropractor, $60,000 plus interest of 15% per annum. According to Dr. Ballis's brief, Dr. Ballis had loaned Barnette $45,000 to start an LLC called FSBO Ark-La-Tex, for the purpose of building...

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