Lawless v. Berry (In Re Berry)

MEMORANDUM

RALPH H. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

•The plaintiff filed a complaint objecting to the bankrupt’s discharge. It is alleged that within twelve months before filing his bankruptcy petition, the bankrupt transferred certain diamond rings to his wife-to-be and that he did not list the transfer in response to the relevant question in his statement of affairs. The complaint further alleged that the bankrupt transferred the rings with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud his creditors and therefore his discharge should be denied under § 14c(4) of the Bankruptcy Act. * The complaint further…