New York Court of Appeals

Clark v. . Rowling.

April 5, 18503 N.Y. 216

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the supreme court's decree, holding that a bankruptcy discharge does not bar a creditor's bill in equity to enforce a judgment that was entered after the debtor's petition because the judgment was not a debt existing at the time of the petition. The dissent argued the opposite, contending that the discharge should bar the claim.