Acquisition of control by bankruptcy trustee enables possession of estate assets and automatic assignment of actionable claims. Section 157 empowers the bankruptcy trustee to take possession and control of all property, books, papers and records of the bankrupt and deems actionable claims forming part of the estate to have been assigned to the trustee without any notice of assignment.
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Acquisition of control by bankruptcy trustee enables possession of estate assets and automatic assignment of actionable claims.
Section 157 empowers the bankruptcy trustee to take possession and control of all property, books, papers and records of the bankrupt and deems actionable claims forming part of the estate to have been assigned to the trustee without any notice of assignment.
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