Mountain Trust Bank v. Raymond Arthur Shifflett, Bankrupt

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

Objection to the discharge of the bankrupt was made on one of the grounds specified in Section 14, sub. c, of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 32, sub. c, to wit: that he had obtained a loan of money from the Mountain Trust Bank of Roanoke, Virginia, by making a materially false statement in writing respecting his financial condition. A hearing was had by the Referee at which witnesses for the bank and for the bankrupt appeared and testified. The Referee sustained the objection and ordered that the discharge be denied. Thereafter, on petition for review, the matter came…