De Latour v. Lala

Plaintiff sues on an open account. Defendant admitted the indebtedness and pleaded, as a bar to plaintiffs right to recover, his discharge in bankruptcy. Plaintiff then urged that the debt was not discharged in bankruptcy, because the credit,’ extended to defendant, was obtained by him on the false pretense that he had certain outstanding accounts which he would collect and pay to plaintiff, and that, as plaintiff relied on this fraudulent misrepresentation of the defendant in extending him further credit, the debt was not affected by the defendant’s discharge in bankruptcy under the express…