Legal Opinion
Swender v. Empie
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1924No. 4113PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court granting a discharge in bankruptcy to the appellee, a bankrupt. The appeal is based solely upon the ground that the bankrupt made a false oath during his examination before the referee at the first meeting of the creditors. Comp. St. §§ 9598, 9613; Bankruptcy Act, §§ 14b (1), 29b (2).
The evidence discloses the following situation: At the first meeting of the creditors, July 6, 1922, Empie, bankrupt, testified before the referee that in 1920 he owned a piano and victrola, which he sold for $850 and $300, respectively;…
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- Bodeau v. SpiroplosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
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