Klatt v. Helming

The question on this appeal is whether the judgment against Paul Eimerman is excepted from a discharge in bankruptcy for the reason that it is a liability arising out of obtaining property by false pretenses or by false representations. See sec. 17 (a), Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as amended by the Bankruptcy Act of 1903, 11 USCA, sec. 35.

The action, in which the judgment under consideration was entered, was commenced as an action for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien. When that action failed for sufficient reasons, a money judgment was rendered against Eimerman for the amount owed Hansen for…