PEOPLES FINANCE AND THRIFT CO. OF OGDEN v. Doman

CROCKETT, Justice:

Peoples Finance and Thrift Company of Ogden sued Michael David Doman and his wife Sheryl for $2047.76 due on a promissory note, and for attorney’s fees. Defendants did not dispute the debt, but pleaded a discharge in bankruptcy. Opposing this the plaintiff asserted that the debt was one of those excepted from discharge in Section 17 of the Bankruptcy Act which provides that:

A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts . . . except . . .;}c :]< s¡s ‡(2) liabilities for obtaining money ... by false pre*406tenses or false representations . or…