Coppedge v. Aycock Mortgage & Bond Corp.

1. “A prima facie defense to a suit against a bankrupt on a debt existing a.t the time of filing the petition in bankruptcy is made out by the introduction in evidence of the order of discharge in bankruptcy, the burden being then cast upon the plaintiff to show that because of the nature of the claim, failure to give notice, or other statutory reason, the debt sued upon was by law excepted from the operation *249of the discharge.” Bell v. Ga. Chemical Works, 33 Ga. App. 286, 287 (2) (125 S. E. 871); Beck & Gregg Hardware Co. v. Crum, 127 Ga. 94 (3) (56 S. E. 242); Travis v. Sams, 23 Ga. App. 713…