Legal Opinion
Spunt v. Wells
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided June 1, 1981No. Bankruptcy No. 79-240PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION DENYING PLAINTIFF’S OBJECTION TO DISCHARGE
ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Heard on Shepard Spunt’s objection to the Bankrupt’s discharge, alleging violations of sections 14(c)(2) and 14(c)(7) of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898. 11 U.S.C.A. § 32 (1976).1
Section 14(c)(2) provides that:
The court shall grant the discharge unless satisfied that the bankrupt has . .. (2) destroyed, mutilated, falsified, concealed, or failed to keep or preserve books of account or records, from which his financial condition and business transactions might be ascertained, unless the court deems such…
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- Morris Plan Industrial Bank of New York v. DreherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
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