Legal Opinion
Gehlen v. Patterson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 1, 1928PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The exceptions require no discussion and are overruled. P. L., c. 315, s. 7; Glover v. Baker, 76 N. H. 261; P. L., c. 334, s. 9; Morgan v. Joyce, 66 N. H 476, and cases cited.
The claim that the defendant’s discharge in bankruptcy did not release him from liability in the action depends upon the construction to be given the bankruptcy act. The provision to be considered is that “A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all his provable debts, except such as . . . are liabilities for obtaining property by false pretenses or false representations . . .” Bankruptcy act of 1898, s.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crawford v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Friend v. TalcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Bacon & Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- New York Land Improvement Co. v. ChapmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Mallory v. LeachSupreme Court of Vermont · 1862
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Levin v. SingerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1961
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- Wilson v. WaltersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. GolomboskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1946
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