Losey

Losey v. Losey

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204 F.2d 684·1953 U.S. App. LEXIS 3645
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 20, 195313260California335 words

Opinion

Opinion

The appellant, as a creditor, filed objections to the appellee’s application for a discharge in bankruptcy. The appeal is from the affirmance of the order of the referee granting the discharge.

The appellant and appellee are husband and wife. A few weeks after their marriage the wife commenced divorce proceedings and those proceedings were still pending at the time of the decision here appealed from. Prior to the marriage the appellee had become indebted to the appellant, and appellant predicated his position as creditor upon his possession of those obligations.

The objections to the discharge were on the grounds of alleged false statements made by the appellee in her schedules or in other statements filed in the bankruptcy proceedings. The contention was that these false statements and false oaths constituted offenses under § 152 of Title 18 U.S.C.A., and hence the discharge should not be granted because of the provisions of § 14, sub. c(l) of the Bankruptcy Act, Title 11 U.S.C.A. § 32 , sub. c(l).

We hold that the objections presented a simple question of fact and that we cannot upset the decision of the trial court affirming the findings of fact of the referee who saw and…

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