Legal Opinion
Stephens v. Milikin
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 20, 1926No. 16762, 16794PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
1. It is not obtaining property by false pretenses or false representations, within the meaning of exception 2 of § 17a of the bankruptcy act of 1898 as amended, for a person by false pretenses or false representations to induce another to accept his note or due bill for money previously obtained. Carville v. Lane, 116 Me. 332 (101 Atl. 968) ; Rudstrom v. Sheridan, 122 Minn. 262 (142 N. W. 313).
2. Furthermore, in this case the only alleged fraud of which there was any proof consisted of a false promise on the part of the defendant thereafter to secure the debt by a mortgage and also by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Noble v. HammondSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Holton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Rudstrom v. SheridanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Meacham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
- Edge v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Turpin v. North American Acceptance Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Blashke v. Standard (In Re Standard)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1991
- Chaplin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- First National Bank & Trust Co. in MacOn v. Stewart (In Re Stewart)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1980
- Crozier v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
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