Legal analysis from Dean's Law Dictionary will be displayed here.

This section contains the nature of the case and procedural background.

Bronston was the principal of Samual Bronston Productions, Inc. (P). In 1964, P filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 1966, Bronston underwent a debtor's examination. He was questioned about whether or not he had ever had a Swiss bank account. His response was that his company had never had one. This was true but did not answer the question. He had a personal Swiss account of $180,000, but he failed to mention it.

The legal issues presented in this case will be displayed here.

The court's holding and decision will be displayed here.