In re Sussman

ARCHIBALD, District Judge.

If the bankrupt was guilty of fraudulently trying to conceal any of his property, he forfeited, according to the state law, his right to the $300 state exemption. And that he tried to cover up the fact that he had two insurance policies there can be little question. Not only was there no mention of these policies in his schedules, but when he was examined with regard to his property he explicitly denied having any such policies. And it was only at a subsequent hearing, when he was brought face to face with the fact that his books showed the payment of premiums, that…