Babbitt v. Dutcher‪.‬

Subdivision 1 of ? 70 of the bankruptcy act of 1898 provides that the trustee of the estate of a bankrupt shall be vested by operation of law, as of th date of the adjudication, with the title of the bankrupt (a 1) to all "documents relating to his property," and subdivision 13 of ? 1 of the act provides that "documents shall include any book, deed, or instrument in writing."