Bell v. Georgia Chemical Works

1. Section 17, subdivision 3, of the bankruptcy act of the United States (U. S. Comp. Stat. § 9601) provides that'“a discharge in bankruptcy shall release a-bankrupt from all of his provable debts, except such as . . have not been duly scheduled in time for proof and allowance, with the name of the creditor if known to the bankrupt, unless such creditor had notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy.” Thus a discharge in bankruptcy results either from the proper and timely *287scheduling of the debt, though the creditor had neither notice nor actual knowledge of the proceedings…