Lesser v. Gray
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court under § 237, Judicial Code, and the effect of a discharge in bankruptcy, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
Lesser brought suit in the City Court of Atlanta against Gray and another, once members of Inman & Co., for damages alleged to have resulted from breach of contract by the firm. A demurrer was sustained and final judgment rendered for defendant; this was affirmed by the Court of Appeals of Georgia (8 Ga. App. 605); and the matter is here upon writ of error.
A motion to dismiss must be denied. Plaintiff in error seasonably set up and claimed that, because the bankruptcy court adjudicated his debt to be not provable (Re Inman & Co., 175 Fed. Rep. 312), the proceedings in bankruptcy and discharge…
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