Gonzales v. Aetna Finance Co.

OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Billy and Marsha Gonzales, husband and wife, were borrowers of Aetna Finance Co., a lending institution. Their existing debt was seriously delinquent for the Gonzaleses were “summoned” into the company’s office to bring the account current or the matter would be turned over to an attorney for legal action. They went to the Aetna office on October 4, 1967 and in the space of a few hours and in response to the lender’s requests listed their debts on a short-form financial statement provided by Aetna and signed a promissory note for the $624.00 still due.

Both Mr.…