107 F.2d 33 | 7th Cir. | 1939
Appellant, a creditor of the estate of the bankrupt, Dockins, filed objections to bankrupt’s discharge of his debts, 11 U.S.C.A. § 32, when application was made therefor. He had not filed a claim in the bankruptcy proceedings, and the referee recommended that his objections be overruled, because of an absence of a sufficient interest in the estate to support objections to a discharge. The court thereupon overruled appellant’s objections and granted bankrupt his discharge. The correctness of this ruling is the sole question before us.
The authorities are in accord in holding that a creditor of a bankrupt may oppose the latter’s discharge, even though he has not filed his claim against the estate of said bankrupt.
The contention that the creditor named in the bankrupt’s schedule is not the appellant, if of any significance, must be determined by the proof on the hearing.
The decree is reversed with directions to hear the evidence and determine bankrupt’s right to a discharge.
In re Ruhlman et al., 2 Cir., 279 F. 250; In re Ulrich, D.C., 18 F.Supp. 919, affirmed by 2 Cir., without opinion, 95 F.2d 1018; In re Barrager, D.C., 191 F. 247; In re Frice, D.C., 96 F. 611; In re Armstrong, D.C., 248 F. 292; In re Wolff, D.C., 11 F.2d 293; In re Bimberg, D.C., 121 F. 942; Remington on Bankruptcy, Sec. 3208; In re Nathanson, D.C., 155 F. 645; See also annotation No. 354, to Sec. 32, title 11 U.S.C.A. for older cases. In re Conroy, D.C., 134 F. 764.