Manasse v. Wolf

SPARKS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant who was adjudicated a bankrupt on March 5, 1940, on his voluntary petition, appeals from confirmation by the District Court of an order of the referee denying him a discharge for failure to keep books from which his financial condition could be ascertained, and for concealment of an asset, namely a bank account.

The facts as set out in the referee’s certificate are amply supported by the evidence. Appellant is a lawyer, about thirty-*648five years of age, admitted to practice in 1928. He had previously been engaged in a real estate, insurance and mortgage business…