Legal Opinion
Friendly Finance Co. v. Stover
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 28, 1964No. 40459PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Russell, Judge.
1. “A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all his provable debts . . . except such as . . . are liabilities for obtaining money or property by false pretenses or false representations. . .” 11 USCA §35.
2. Where the bankrupt secures a loan by virtue of a materially false statement in writing, the creditor may object to the discharge or permit the discharge and sue at law on the theory that the discharge did not wipe out the debt. Watts v. Ellithorpe, 135 F2d 1 (3).
3. Fraud which will prevent the discharge of the debt in bankruptcy proceedings must be actual…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brown v. Ragsdale Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Rudstrom v. SheridanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Hoskins v. Velasco National BankCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Miller v. DesvergesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
- Shippen Hardwood Lumber Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
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3Cited by15 opinions
- In the Matter of William Albert Talor, AKA William A. Taylor, Bankrupt Public Finance Corporation of Redlands v. William A. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Sweet v. Ritter Finance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- In the Matter of Gordon Irving Wright, Bankrupt. Gordon Irving Wright, Bankrupt-Appellant v. George Lubinko, Creditor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- First National Bank & Trust Co. in MacOn v. Stewart (In Re Stewart)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1980
- United States v. SyrosDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1966
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