In re Monroe

114 F. 398, 1902 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 310

• Court: District Court, D. Washington
• Decided: April 7, 1902
• Status: Published

Opinion

HANFORD, District Judge.

One of the fundamental principles in the jurisprudence of this country is that no man can be deprived of any legal right by a judicial proceeding to which he is not a party, and of which he has not received lawful notice or had actual knowledge. Upon this principle, I hold that the bankrupt in this case has not ob-' tained a discharge from any debt which was omitted from the schedule annexed 1o his petition which may be due to a creditor who did not have notice or knowledge of the bankruptcy proceedings in time to have proved his claim. Creditors who have not been notified of the proceedings in the manner prescribed by the bankruptcy law are not estopped from asserting their rights by reason of mere failure on their part to be diligent in discovering the insolvency of their debtors or their resort to a court of bankruptcy. As the petitioning creditor has not lost any rights by the order of the court discharging the bankrupt from his liabilities, this proceeding to vacate that order is unnecessary.

Demurrer to petition sustained.