...the bankruptcy proceeding? The answer to this question Is found in the federal statute, which reads: "A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts." 30 US Stat. at Large, p. 550, c. 541, § 17 (US Сотр. St. 1916, § Ü601). In Audubon v. Shufeldt,...

...upon an evident faulty reading of the sixteenth sectiou of the Bankruptcy Act, which is as follows: "The liability of a person who is a codebtor with,...not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt" No such anomaly can reasonably exist in the law as discharging a man who is liable both as principal...

...in an action upon the debt. Bankruptcy Act 1898, § 16a (US Сотр. St. 1901, p. 3428). provides: "The liability of a person who is a codebtor with,...not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt." The argument of the defendant is that the provision of this section applies only to those secondarily...

...it shall direct, and may thereafter be proved and allowed against his estate." SecÛon 17 provides: "A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt...debts, except such as (1) are due as a tax levied * * * ; (2) are judgments in actions for frauds, or obtaining property by false pretenses or false...

...bankruptcy throughout the United States. This section provides that "the liability of a person who is co-debtor with, or guarantor or In any manner a surety...not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt." See 3 US Сотр. St. 1901, p. 3428. See, also, Elliot v. Booth, 44 Tex.,. at top of page 188, and...

...[US Сотр. St 1901, p. 3428]) provides: "The liability of a person who Is a co-debtor with, or a guarantor, or in any manner a surety for a bankrupt...not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt." It is Immaterial whether the rent accrued before or after Rivard's act of bankruptcy. The defendants...

...of 1898, § 16 IU. S. Сотр. St 1901, p. 3428], provides that 'tho liability of a person who Is co-debtor with or guarantor, or in any manner a surety for a bankrupt, shall not be altered by a discharge of such bankrupt.' " Thau these grounds have a striking plausibility is undeniable. The...

...2. Bankr. Act July 1, ISIS, establishing a uniform system of bankruptcy, provides in MVtion 10 that the liability of a person who is a co-debtor with, or guarantor, or in any manner a surety ior. a bankrupt shall not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt Seid, l lin ta garnishee, not...

...9600), provides that the liability of a person who is a codebtor with, or a guarantor, or any manner of surety for a bankrupt, shall not be altered by the discharge of such bankrupt; and Collier on Bankruptcy (9th Ed.) p. 379, speaks of the right of a court of bankruptcy to stay proceedings...

...made, plaintiff contends that his debt was not affected by such order. The bankruptcy act provides that a discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts with certain exceptions named In the act These exceptions relate to debts due for taxes and those created...