Richey
Richey v. Ashton
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Denman, J.
Appellant, adjudicated a bankrupt, appeals from an order of the district court affirming an order of the referee denying her discharge on the ground, inter alia, that appellant, knowing she was insolvent, within twelve months immediately preceding the filing of her petition in bankruptcy transferred, removed and concealed certain personal property, with intent to hinder, delay or defraud her creditors. Appellant, contends that the creditors’ objections to her discharge on the ground that she had concealed certain assets were made after the last day fixed by the court under Bankruptcy Order 32, 11 U.S.C.A. following section 53, for filing specifications of objections to the discharge. Appellant’s brief does not specify error in the referee’s holding that the assets were concealed.
August 4, 1942, was fixed by the referee as the last day for filing such objections. Thereafter the fraudulent concealment was first discovered by the -creditors “through a series of hearings held before the referee.” Thereupon objections to the discharge were filed by certain creditors based, in part, upon the newly discovered concealment. Appellant contends *443 that the referee and the district court…