John T. Hardie's Sons & Co. v. Scheen
Citations
- 110 La. 612
- 34 So. 707
- 1903 La. LEXIS 684
Syllabus
<p>SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE — CONTRACT AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY — ACTION ON NOTE — DEFENSES.</p> <p>1. Courts will not lend their aid for the enforcement of contracts against good morals or against public policy; and a contract by which one creditor of an embarrassed debtor, in order to lure the other creditors to settle their claims at a reduced figure, outwardly agrees to the same reduction, while secretly exacting full payment, is of that character; and notes in pursuance of it cannot he enforced, though given after the other creditors had been settled with on the reduced basis.</p> <p>2. The maker of the notes may plead the illegality of the agreement in pursuance of which they were given.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
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