Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Plasterer
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1956No. 33420PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchwellenbach, J.
The question involved in this appeal is whether or not a decedent vendor’s interest in contracts for the sale of real property located in Alaska is subject to the imposition of an inheritance tax by the state of Washington, when the decedent was domiciled in Washington at the time of her death.
The facts before us were stipulated to the trial court. Decedent, Lillie Elliott James Plasterer, a resident of the state of Washington, died testate in Seattle. Probate proceedings were instituted in this state, and the assets were appraised at $55,378.27. Three parcels of realty, to which we will…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Blodgett v. SilbermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Baldwin v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- State Tax Comm'n of Utah v. AldrichSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Meltzer v. Wendell-WestCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
- In Re Ryan's EstateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1960
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