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Bragassa v. St. Louis Cycle

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 26, 1901No. 962PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas. .. The bankrupt filed his petition praying to be adjudged a voluntary bankrupt In the proper court on the 10th of June, 1899. Shortly thereafter the court adjudged him a bankrupt, and referred the matter to the referee, who, in proper time, appointed a trustee to the estate.

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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas. .. The bankrupt filed his petition praying to be adjudged a voluntary bankrupt In the proper court on the 10th of June, 1899. Shortly thereafter the court adjudged him a bankrupt, and referred the matter to the referee, who, in proper time, appointed a trustee to the estate. A general examination of the bankrupt was held at the creditors’ meeting, and later on, in due course and as provided by law, the bankrupt filed his application to be discharged. The appellees herein resisted' the discharge, and filed…

1Opinion of the Court

PARDEE, Circuit Judge.

The court a qua found the following specification to be true, to wit:

“That with fraudulent intent to conceal his true financial condition, and to prevent his creditors from collecting their debts, the bankrupt has, in contemplation of bankruptcy, conducted his banking business in the name of his wife, J. E. Bragassa; that he has deposited in the American National Bank and the Farmers’ & Mechanics’ National Bank, at Fort Worth, Texas, his earnings and income, in the name of his wife, so intermingling his money and property with that which he claims was hers that it is…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. In re DauchyDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1903
  2. Gelson v. RudinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
  3. In re KyteDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1911
  4. In re SimonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1922
  5. In re KatzDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1938

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