Case ID: la-app_6/html/0071-02.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "JONES, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

No, 10,874
    Orleans
    CRESCENT BATTERY & LIGHT CO. v. MILNER
    (May 9, 1927. Opinion and Decree.)
    
      (Syllabus by the Court.)
    
    1. Louisiana Digest — Bills and Notes — Par. 130.
    Want of consideration is not a defense against a holder in due course.
    Appeal from First City Court, Division “B”. Hon. Val Stentz, Judge.
    Action by Crescent City Battery & Light Company against Harry W. Milner.
    There was judgment for plaintiff and defendant appealed.
    Judgment affirmed.
    Lazarus, Weil & Lazarus, of New Orleans, attorneys for plaintiff, appellee.
    Daniel A. McGovern, of New Orleans, attorney for defendant, appellant.
   JONES, J.

This is a'suit for five (5> promissory notes drawn by the defendant to the order of the Bear Radio & Battery Company and by said company .endorsed, As each of the notes is for twenty-one and 00-100 ($21.00) dollars, the total amount of the claim is one hundred five and 00-100 ($105.00) dollars, with eight per cent interest and attorney’s .fees:

The defense is want of consideration.

As the evidence clearly shows that plaintiff was a holder in due course, this defense has no merit.

Defendant also claimed that he had paid one of the notes sued on, but the evidence fails to sustain this contention.

For above reasons the judgment is affirmed.