Commercial Credit Corp. v. Repper

The principal question presented for determination in this review is whether the District Court erred in affirming the action of the Referee in Bankruptcy in denying Appellants’ claim of privilege and ordering the production of certain records pertaining to the business of the Bankrupt. The essential facts may be stated briefly.

Prior to his adjudication as a bankrupt, Edward A. Ruppert had been a retail automobile dealer d. b. a. Ruppert Buick Company, in Franklin, Ohio. His business operations were financed by The Commercial Credit Corporation, of which James D. Schoedinger is the vice…