Legal Opinion

Bank of Commerce & Savings v. Matthews

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 4, 1921No. 2827PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Illinois. In the matter of Walter S. Matthews, bankrupt. From an order granting the discharge of the bankrupt,'the Bank of Commerce & Savings appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Was the bankrupt, Matthews, entitled to an adjudication discharging him from his debts? This is the second time this question has been presented to this court. In the former opinion (257 Fed. 292, 168 C. C. A. 376) the cause was remanded with directions—

“either to remit the matter again to the master for further report and findings on the evidence taken heretofore, together with such additional evidence as he may deem it proper to permit either party to present, or to take testimony in the District Court upon the question of the bankrupt’s knowledge and intent.”

Pursuant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gilpin v. Merchants' Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1908
  2. International Harvester Co. of America v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
  3. In re RosenfeldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
  4. Bank of Commerce & Savings v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1919

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. In Re SlocumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  2. Kowalsky v. American Employers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
  3. F & M Marquette National Bank v. Richards (In Re Richards)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
  4. Hartsfield Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  5. In re GoheenDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1926

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