Smith v. Pontiac Citizens Loan & Investment Co.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. It appears that in February, 1934, plaintiff Lyle C. Smith signed a promissory note payable to the Pontiac Citizens Loan & Investment Company, a Michigan corporation; that on November 14, 1936, he was adjudicated a bankrupt; that the indebted ness to the loan company was listed as one of the liabilities; that in November, 1937, plaintiff received Ms discharge in bankruptcy; that on March 7, 1938, defendant corporation began suit in the municipal court for the city of Pontiac against plaintiff herein; that on the return day of the summons, plaintiff…