Beneficial Finance Co. v. Lalumia

GARDINER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Beneficial Finance Company of Louisiana, filed suit on a promissory note dated July 8, 1966, which note was for the original amount of $528.00, and alleged a balance due thereon of $212.16.

Defendant filed an answer in which he plead his discharge in bankruptcy as a defense. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant prosecutes this appeal.

The record before us discloses that subsequent to the execution of the note and after making several payments thereon the defendant filed a petition in bankruptcy on May 31, 1967, and a discharge was granted on August 21,…