Legal Opinion
Monroe v. Cussen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1972No. 71-1639PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant appeals from an order of the district court, entered on January 28, 1971, denying bankrupt’s Petition for Review and affirming the referee’s order denying a discharge in bankruptcy. Appellant contends that the district court erred in adopting the Referee’s Finding of Fact 16, in which the referee concluded that “ . . . the failure of the bankrupt to appear at the first meeting of creditors and continuances thereof, was without sufficient excuse.”
The finding of the referee should be set aside only if it is clearly erroneous. Olympic Finance Co. v. Thyret, 337 F.2d 62 (9th Cir. 1964);…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- John Costello, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Leonard Plumbing and Heating J. A. Fazio and Lawrence C. Ambrose v. J. A. Fazio and Lawrence C. AmbroseCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Security-First Nat. Bank v. QuittnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Olympic Finance Co. v. Thomas R. Thyret, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Azure Hills Club, Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
3Cited by7 opinions
- Morris Coen and Helen Coen, Bankrupts-Appellees v. William Zick, Creditor-Appellant. Morris Coen and Helen Coen, Cross-Appellants v. William ZickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- In Re Transcontinental Energy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- In Re SmithDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1976
- Jackson v. Pacific Energy ResourcesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Matter of Terre Du Lac, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1977
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