In re Dowie
District Court, S.D. New York
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of bankruptcy proceedings of Oliver Dowie. On motion to vacate an order staying proceedings on a judgment for costs recovered against the bankrupt in an action by him for slander.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLT, District Judge.
This is a motion to vacate an order staying proceedings upon a judgment for costs recovered against the bankrupt by a defendant whom the bankrupt sued for slander.
[1-3] A judgment on a debt which is not dischargeable should not be stayed pending bankruptcy proceedings. It has been held that a judgment to recover damages for slander is not dischargeable (National Surety Co. v. Medlock, 19 Am. Bankr. Rep. 654, 2 Ga. App. 665, 58 S. E. 1131; McDonald v. Brown, 10 Am. Bankr. Rep. 58, 23 R. I. 546, 51 Atl. 213, 58 L. R. A. 768, 91 Am. St. Rep. 659), and, in my opinion, a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- National Surety Co. v. MedlockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
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