King Finance Co. of New Orleans v. Howard

GULOTTA, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee, King Finance Company of New Orleans, Inc., has instituted the proceeding against defendant-appellant, James T. Howard, to recover $113.59 together with interest, costs and attorney’s fees. Said amounts represent the alleged balance due on defendant’s obligation on a certain promissory note executed by him on October 7, 1968, with plaintiff as the named payee. Defendant answered plaintiff’s petition and pleaded as an affirmative defense thereto his discharge in bankruptcy. However, it is plaintiff’s assertion that this was not a dischargeable debt because…