Household Finance Corp. v. Foley

This is an action in tort for deceit arising out of a false written financial statement made by the defendants to the plaintiff in connection with their application for a renewal of a loan.

*47The defendants have a finding and the report before us states that the Plaintiff claims “. . . to be aggrieved by the refusals [of the court] to rule as requested and the finding for defendants. . .”

The following facts are not in dispute: On May 3, 1960, the defendants (husband and wife) applied to the plaintiff for a loan for the purpose of paying off an existing loan due from them to the plaintiff. Prior…