Moore v. Trounstine

Two questions are presented by this record: (1) Is a new promise made prior to discharge but after adjudication in. bankruptcy effectual to renew the old debt? (2) Does the letter contained in the record constitute a new promise?

1. It has been very generally held that the new promise may be made any time after adjudication of bankruptcy, before or after discharge. Brandenburg on Bankruptcy, §391; 16 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law (2d ed.), 790, note; 5 Cyc. 409, and cases cited. The discharge of the bankrupt relates back to the adjudication of bankruptcy, and a promise by a bankrupt to pay a debt…