In re Cocks

5 F. Cas. 1154, 3 Ben. 260

• Court: District Court, E.D. New York
• Decided: May 15, 1869
• Status: Published

Opinion

BENEDICT, District Judge.

This case raises the question whether a person whose occupation is that of a baker, and who buys flour, which he converts into bread, and then seHs the bread to daily customers, is to be deemed a tradesman, within the meaning of the 29th section of the bankrupt act, and therefore not entitled to a discharge, where it appears that he has kept no books of account whatever.

As neither counsel have referred to any authority bearing upon the question, I am justified in assuming for the purposes of this case that no authorities exist, either in this country or in England, which throw any light upon the subject. In the absence of any light from authorities, I incline to the opinion that the petitioner must be held to be a tradesman, and, therefore, not entitled to a discharge, for the reason that it appears that he has kept no books of account.