RIVAS v. JEFFERSON

No. 22267.

412 F.2d 769 (1969)

In the Matter of Paul RIVAS, dba Paul Rivas Galleries, aka Paul George Rivas, Bankrupt and Appellant, v. J. Thomas JEFFERSON et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

June 24, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred L. Swanger (argued), Beverly Hills, Cal., for appellant.

Ronald E. Gordon (argued), of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Savitch, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before BARNES and CARTER, Circuit Judges and KILKENNY, District Judge.


KILKENNY, District Judge:

This is an appeal from a District Court order affirming the judgment of a Referee in Bankruptcy refusing to grant appellant a discharge, on the ground that he had deliberately failed to keep, preserve, or produce books of account or records from which his financial condition and business transactions might be ascertained. Appellant operated an art gallery, wherein paintings and other works of art were consigned to and sold by him. He claims...

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