Court Opinion

ID: 9652622
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 17:28:45.231306+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:09:37.895775
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MANTON, Circuit Judge
(dissenting). Tho objections filed against the bankrupt's discharge referred to the objector as a creditor and not as a party in interest. I think tho party in interest, mentioned in section 14b of the Bankruptcy Act and official form No. 58, was intended to mean some creditor whose debt would be wiped out by the discharge. There are certain classes of debts which are not dischargeable. Such creditors could not be described as a party in interest on an application for discharge, for they are not affected by the discharge. Ther-efore the objecting creditor, in his specifications of objections, should sufficiently describe his interest as a party to indicate that he is interested or affected by the discharge. I agree with tho reason of In re Chandler, 138 F. 637, 71 C. C. A. 87, and In re Servis (D. C.) 140 F. 222, which I regard as in conflict with the prevailing opinion about to be announced.