Devorkin v. Security Bank & Trust Co. of Memphis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. In the matter of Nathan Devorkin, bankrupt. From an order sustaining the objection of the Security Bank & Trust Company of Memphis, Tenn., to the bankrupt’s application for discharge, the bankrupt appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Devorkin was adjudicated a voluntary bankrupt, and directly thereafter filed his petition for a discharge. The Security Bank & Trust Company was a creditor, and supported opposition to the discharge by the specifications (1) that the bankrupt, with attempt to conceal his financial condition, had failed to keep the necessary books of account or records; and (2) that the bankrupt had transferred his interest in certain real estate with intent to hinder, delay, and defraud his creditors. The matter was sent to a referee, who heard proofs and found as facts that, while the…
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