In the Matter of Frederick Steven Swope, Bankrupt-Appellant

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a bankrupt is entitled to a jury trial of a creditor’s claim that his debt was not discharged because the bankrupt had obtained money from the creditor by false pretenses or false representations within the meaning of Section 17(a) (2) of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. § 35(a) (2)).

Frederick Steven Swope was adjudicated bankrupt on February 10, 1971, On March 25, 1971, appellee Commonwealth Loan Company of Peoria, Illinois, filed an application with the bankruptcy referee alleging that a certain debt of bankrupt was nondischargeable under…