Glasco v. Cooper

1. Under section 17 of the bankruptcy act of 1898, as amended by the act of Congress of February 5, 1903, a discharge in bankruptcy releases a bankrupt from all his provable debts except certain classes stated therein, among which are “liabilities for obtaining property by false pretenses oi false representations, or for wilful and malicious injuries to the person or property of another, or . . created by his fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, or defalcation while acting as an officer or in any fiduciary capacity.”

2. Even though the defendant collected his wages after he had assigned…