Sheinberg v. Hoffman
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the¡ District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; W. H. Seward Thomson, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of Abraham Hoffman. Benjamin Sheinberg and Jacob Wéisberg, trading as Sheinberg & Weisberg, creditors, objected to the bankrupt’s petition for a discharge, and from an order of discharge they appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WOOLLEY, Circuit Judge.
The bankrupt petitioned for a discharge. The appellant creditors, having demanded of the bankrupt the payment of their claim in full and being refused, opposed the discharge upon specifications under section 14b (2) (4) of the Bankruptcy Act (30 Stat. at Large, 544), as follows:
That the bankrupt, with intent to conceal his financial condition, (1) failed to keep certain books of account, and (2) destroyed certain records, from which such condition might be ascertained; and (3) concealed a part of his property with intent to hinder, delay and defraud his creditors.
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