Baker v. Bishop-Babcock-Becker Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of West Virginia, at Bluefield, in bankruptcy; Benjamin F. Keller, Judge. In the matter of B. F. Baker, bankrupt. From an order sustaining objections by the Bishop-Babcock-Becker Company and others to the bankrupt’s application for a discharge, and denying a discharge, the bankrupt appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILE, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, denying a discharge to the bankrupt, the appellant. The facts are briefly that in October, 1911, the bankrupt and E. A. Jaffee formed a copartnership for the purpose of conducting a news and cigar stand at the Altamont Hotel, Bluefield, and also a news, cigar, and soda fountain stand in the L. Kaufman Building, Bluefield; the latter business being known as the “Idle Hour.” The copartnership continued a few months only, and in February, 1912, Baker bought out…
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