Legal Opinion
Family Finance Corp. v. Secchio
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 20, 1970PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen Murray Myers, J.
Plaintiff, a small-loan company, is suing the defendant, a loan customer since 1962, to recover the sum of $1,775.19, the balance due on a note in the face amount of $1,878.48 made and delivered by the defendant to plaintiff on July 11, 1969 to obtain a renewal loan plus $517.57 in cash.
In his answer to this action the defendant pleads that he was adjudicated a bankrupt on November 5, 1969.
It is elemetary that being adjudicated a bankrupt does not effect the discharge of one’s debts. Any indebted person who files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy is automatically adjudicated a bankrupt…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Gleason v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Johnson v. BockmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. SyrosDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1966
- Feliciana Finance Company v. BatemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- In the Matter of Harry Zidoff, Bankrupt. Harry Zidoff v. Shaw BrothersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by6 opinions
- McGovern v. Capparelli (In Re Capparelli)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Helman v. DixonCivil Court of the City of New York · 1972
- Willow Tex, Inc. v. DimacopoulosNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Duncan Petroleum Transport, Inc. v. Aetna InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- PEOPLES FINANCE AND THRIFT CO. OF OGDEN v. DomanUtah Supreme Court · 1972
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