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· 3/14/1978

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Barnes

Citations

  • 571 F.2d 502
  • 1 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1471

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that depositing income into an account unknown to the debtor’s creditors to pay for exempt property confirmed fraudulent intent
  • holding that the plaintiff reasonably should have been knowledgeable about the danger of over inflating tires after two years on the job as an agricultural service tireman
  • noting that “mere conversation is not be considered fraudulent unless other evidence proves actual intent to defraud creditors”
  • finding that a debtor's whole pattern of conduct evinces his fraudulent intent
  • debtor’s explanation that $19,586 was consumed by business and household expenses and gambling debts was unsatisfactory
  • the corroboration must be sufficient to eliminate any speculation as to what happened to the assets

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Judges: Bonsal, Browning, Hufstedler

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