In re Conley’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “While these books were not the books of account of the bankrupt individually, they were the books of account of a firm of which the bankrupt was a member, which it seems fair to conclude from this evidence would have thrown light on his true financial condition. How much the bankrupt collected from accounts due the firm of Hall & Conley, and how much he paid out, or whether he paid anything or not, would have been important in determining whether he was making an honest and true statement of his financial condition in the present bankruptcy proceedings. I think this alone would be sufficient ground for denying the bankrupt’s discharge.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Adams v. Watson (In Re Watson)