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MATTER OF SEATS

No. 75-1689.

537 F.2d 1176 (1976)

In the Matter of Richard Johnson SEATS, Bankrupt. MARYLAND HOTEL SUPPLY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Richard Johnson SEATS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Israel Steingold, Richmond, Va. and (Jeffrey M. Steingold, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

Ronald E. Mynes, Richmond, Va., and (D. J. Esposito, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, CRAVEN, Circuit Judge and KAUFMAN, District Judge.

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the refusal of the bankruptcy judge to reopen and modify his discharge order. Because of neglect in the office of its attorney, Maryland Hotel Supply failed to file an objection to the bankrupt's discharge within apt time. He missed it 18 days. Ordinarily, the appeal would turn on whether there was excusable neglect. But Maryland's complaint may be viewed as a broader attack on what occurred below: that the discharge which...

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