Adams v. Manown

RODOWSKY, Judge.

Petitioner, a discharged bankrupt, sued the respondent for the repayment of numerous alleged loans, none of which were scheduled by the petitioner as assets of the bankruptcy estate. Petitioner obtained a verdict and judgment for one loan which had been made prior to bankruptcy. Relying on evidence that the omission of the loans from the schedules was intentional, the respondent sought a complete legal bar to the petitioner’s recovery under the label, “unclean hands.” The Court of Special Appeals agreed with the respondent, concluding that summary judgment in favor of the…