...successors, if he shall have one or more, upon his or their appointment and qualification, shall in turn be vested, by operation of law, with the title of the bankrupt as of the date he was adjudged a bankrupt." (i Fed. Stat. Annotated, sec. 70, p. 697.) We are of the opinion, therefore,...

...necessary effect of his act " (4). III. The clause in section 70, providing that the trustee shall be vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt " as of the date when he was adjudged a bankrupt," does not affect the question. The purpose of that clause was to protect...

...act (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 565,'5i)C. [US Сотр. St. 1901, p. 3451]) the trustee is vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt as of the date when he was adjudged a bankrupt to all "(5) property which, prior to the filing of the petition, he...

...his right to proceed against Lutz under section 70, Bankr. Law 1898. providing that he "shall in turn be vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt, as of the <lute he was adjudged a bankrupt, except in so far as it is to property which is exempt, to all," etc.,...

...and in possession of the life estate. Section 70 of the Bankrupt Act vests the Trustee in bankruptcy, by operation of law, with the title of the bankrupt, as of the date of adjudication, of all property which, prior to the filing of the petition, the bankrupt could by...

...declaring that the trustee of the estate of a bankrupt. upon his appointment and qualification shall be vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt to all documents relating to his property interests and patents, powers which he might have exercised...

..."The trustee of the estate of a bankrupt, upon his appointment and qualification, * * * shall * * * be vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt, as of the date he was adjudged bankrupt * * * to all property which prior to the filing of the petition he could by any means...

...trustee of ¡ the estate of a bankrupt, upon his appointment and qualification, * • • shall In turn be vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt, as of the date be was adjudged a bankrupt, except in so far as it is to property which is exempt * * * (4) property...

...that the trustee of an estate of a bankrupt upon his appointment and qualification shall be invested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt as of the date he was so adjudged, except as it relates to property exempt from execution; and, further, that he may avoid...

...words of which here applicable are: v "The trustee of the estate of a bankrupt * • * shall * * * be vested by operation of law with the title of the bankrupt as of the date he was adjudged a bankrupt * * * to nil * * * (5) property which prior to the filing of the petition he could...