47 Ala. 157 | Ala. | 1872
There is but one question presented by the record in this ease, and but one that has been argued by the learned counsel in their briefs submitted to the court. That question is this: Can the validity of the discharge of a bankrupt be assailed for fraud in a State court, without first contesting its validity in the federal court in which the certifiicate of discharge had been granted ? This important question depends, for its solution, upon the construction of the act of congress authorizing the discharge. The law is entitled, “ An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved March 2, 1867, and went into operation on the first day of June of the same year —U. S. Stat. at Large, 1866-7, p. 517, ch. 176, §§ 1, 50; Martin v. Berry, 37 Cal. Under this act,
The judgment of the court below is therefore affirmed.