Louisiana Court of Appeal June 29, 1998, No. 97 CA 1325 (Certified Finance, Inc. v. Bates)

I ¡.GONZALES, J.

This case involves an attorney, Vincent DeSalvo, who guaranteed loans to his clients obtained through a finance company, Certified Finance, Inc. In this case the loan was not repaid, so Certified Finance sued both Marty Bates, the borrower, and Mr. DeSalvo, the guarantor. Mr. Bates failed to answer the suit and Certified Finance obtained a default judgment against him. Mr.