Meier Credit Co. v. Yeo

The opiniou of the court was delivered by

Case, J.

The substantial question, recognized as such by the Supreme Court and so accepted by us, is whether the debt sued upon had been discharged by an order in a prior bankruptcy of the defendant.

Meier Credit Company sued in the District Court of the City of Hoboken to recover the balance remaining unpaid on divers purchases of merchandise, the credits thereon having been allowed, according to the allegations in the state of demand, in reliance upon statements made in writing by Yeo concerning his financial condition that were false and fraudulent,…