Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Richard Johnson Seats, Bankrupt. Maryland Hotel Supply Company v. Richard Johnson Seats
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1976No. 75-1689PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the refusal of the bankruptcy judge to reopen and modify his discharge order. Because of neglect in the office of its attorney, Maryland Hotel Supply failed to file an objection to the bankrupt’s discharge within apt time. He missed it 18 days. Ordinarily, the appeal would turn on whether there was excusable neglect. But Maryland’s complaint may be viewed as a broader attack on what occurred below: that the discharge which was granted in due course was gratuitously harmful to claims against property never a part of the bankrupt estate, and that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bank of Marin v. EnglandSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Phillips v. KrakowerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1931
- In the Matter of Mary Finley Davison, Bankrupt. Mary Finley Davison v. Virginia National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Curtis v. O'LearyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Texas Western Financial Corp. v. McCraw Candies, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1972
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3Cited by40 opinions
- In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Harold J. Hawkins and Eugenia B. Hawkins v. Landmark Finance Company, in Re Harold J. Hawkins and Eugenia B. Hawkins, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Sumy v. SchlossbergCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- In The Matter Of Becker's Motor Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Chippenham Hospital, Inc. v. Robert E. Bondurant, in Re Robert E. Bondurant, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
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