In re Shear
District Court, W.D. New York
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Wilson M. Shear. On review of a special master’s decision denying the bankrupt’s discharge.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The bankrupt, on motion of creditors, was heretofore adjudged guilty by this court of making a false oath in testimony given before the referee in bankruptcy in relation to the whereabouts of his, property and the conduct of his business. Subsequently, under section 14 of the Bankruptcy Act (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 550 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3427]), specifications were interposed in opposition to his discharge on the ground that he had com- • mitted an offense punishable by imprisonment, in that he had made the aforesaid false oath. At the hearing in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re GaylordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1901
- In re BlalockDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1902
- In re ShearDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1911
- In re KretschDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re HillebrandDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1930