In re Geister’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 1 state decisions

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1. ““A suit which is founded upon a claim from which a discharge would be a release, and which is pending against a person at the time of the filing of a petition against him, shall be stayed until after an adjudication or the dismissal of the petition; if such person is adjudged a bankrupt such action may be further stayed until twelve months after the date of such adjudication, or, if within that time such person applies for a discharge, then until the question of such discharge is determined.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Connell v. Walker · In re Siebert

2. ““The terms of this enactment are as broad and as peremptory as possible. ‘No creditor whose debt is provable shall be allowed to prosecute to final judgment’ any suit thereon against the bankrupt; and such suit ‘shall upon application of the bankrupt be stayed.’ This provision, like all laws of the United States made in pursuance of the Constitution, binds the courts of each state, as well as those of the nation. Upon the application of the bankrupt to the court, state or national, in which the suit is pending, it is the duty of that court to stay the proceedings, ‘to await the determination of the court in bankruptcy on the question of the discharge,’ unless there is unreasonable delay on the part of the bankrupt in endeavoring to obtain his discharge.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Hornstein