Legal Opinion

In re Colao

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 15, 1934PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATTERSON, District Judge.

The only grounda for withholding a discharge from a bankrupt are those set forth in section 14 of the Act, as amended, 11 USCA § 32. The creditor’s specifications here do not come under any of the seven enumerated grounds. They allege simply that the creditor holds a claim for willful and malicious injury to property. It is not a ground for opposing the bankrupt’s discharge that he may owe a nondischargeable debt. Such a debt will not be affected *407by his discharge, but it does not defeat his right to be discharged. The specifications will therefore be dismissed as…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Francine v. BabayanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1942
  2. In Re BiscoeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1942
  3. Ex parte ColaoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1934

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