Legal Opinion

In re Fineman

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided March 29, 1940No. 9261PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHESNUT, District Judge.

Under the amended Chandler Bankruptcy Act of 1938, 11 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., objections to the discharge of a bankrupt are now customarily heard by the referee, with right of petition for review of his order in granting or refusing the discharge. On September 29, 1939 the referee made orders refusing discharges to Jerome Fineman and Leon Silberstein after taking testimony and hearing counsel. Fineman only has petitioned for review of the order. His discharge was denied by the referee for two reasons: (1) because the bankrupts failed to keep books of account or records…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Davis v. SchwartzSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Wingert v. President Directors and Co. of Hagerstown BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United States v. CarmodyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
  2. Dunsdon v. Federal Land Bank of St. PaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
  3. In re ValentineDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1956
  4. Matter of Aaron Ferer & Sons Co.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1977
  5. In re Kantor's Delicatessen, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1940

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