In re Hodge
District Court, N.D. New York
In the matter of Herman T. Hodge, bankrupt. On opposing motions to confirm report of referee recommending denial of a discharge and to set aside such report and grant a discharge.
1Opinion of the Court
RAY, District Judge.
[1] Section 14b of the Bankruptcy Act provides that the judge shall hear the application for a discharge, etc., and discharge the bankrupt “unless he has * * * (2) with intent to conceal his financial condition, destroyed, concealed or failed to keep books of account or records from which such condition might be ascertained.” It is no longer necessary to show that the failure or destruction were “in contemplation of bankruptcy” or with a “fraudulent” intent to conceal the financial condition. Collier on Bankruptcy (9th Ed.) 349. See amendatory act of 1903, dropping these…
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