Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Jack Raymond Goff, Jr., and Peggy Jean Holloway Goff, Bankrupts. Jack Raymond Goff, Jr., Bankrupt v. The Russell Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 5, 1974No. 73-1916PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEWIN, Circuit Judge:

Jack Raymond Goff, Jr., a voluntary petitioner for a discharge in bankruptcy, appeals from a district court order affirming the referee’s denial of a discharge pursuant to section 14(c) (2) of the Bankruptcy Act. 1 *The referee determined that Goff, without justification, failed to keep books or records from which his financial condition might be ascertained. We agree and affirm the order of the district court denying the discharge. 2

Mr. Goff operated several retail stores with gross sales totaling approximately $20,000.00 per week. Although adequate books and records had…

2Cases cited6 opinions

Burchett v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
International Shoe Co. v. LewineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
Hubert Dean Rhoades, Bankrupt v. C. Douglas WikleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
Texas Nat. Bank of Beaumont v. EdsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
Barnett Baker, Bankrupt-Appellant v. Hilbert I. Trachman, Trustee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by65 opinions

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In the Matter of Martin M. Decker and Kathleen H. Decker, Individually and Jointly, Bankrupts. Appeal of Martin M. DeckerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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Congress Talcott Corp. v. Sicari (In Re Sicari)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1994

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