Beneficial Finance Co. of Louisiana v. Brantley

AYRES, Judge.

This is an action on a promissory note wherein plaintiff seeks to recover of the defendants, Herbert R. Brantley and Mrs. Mary E. Brantley, husband and wife, a balance due thereon of $562.76 in principal, with interest, and attorneys’ fees.

The defense is that defendants were discharged in bankruptcy June 1, 1967. Plaintiff contends, however, that as a condition precedent to the making of the loan represented by the note dated August 24, 1966, defendant Herbert Brantley was required to and did make a written application, with no amount stated, accompanied by a written financial…