Legal Opinion

Colwell v. Epstein

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 18, 1944No. 3961PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.

The question presented is whether debts provable in a bankruptcy proceeding which had been dismissed on the ground that the bankrupt failed to make a deposit for expenses are dischargeable in a subsequent voluntary proceeding.

The appellant filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy on August 16, 1939, and was adjudicated a bankrupt. No further action was taken on this petition until April 26, 1940, when an order was entered dismissing 'it for failure of the bankrupt to make the required deposit for expenses. On October 31, 1941, the appellant filed a second voluntary…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Freshman v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Kuntz v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
  3. Perlman v. 322 West Seventy-Second Street Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  4. In re FiegenbaumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
  5. In re KufflerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Patterson Dental Co. v. Mendoza (In Re Mendoza)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1982
  2. Ginsberg v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
  3. In Re ZimmerDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1945
  4. In Re John Gerald Boissonnault, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  5. Duggan v. Franklin Square Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948

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