HAND, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
We have ignored the absence of any proper return to the District Court, the practice being so loose, and have examined the record as best we can. It is destitute of any proof that at the time of adjudication, and a fortiori at the time when the petition was filed, the policies had a surrender value. The time of filing the petition determines the trustee's right (Burlingham v. Crouse,
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