State ex rel. Gage v. Probate Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Eboba E. Gage, as executrix of the will of James E. Gage, deceased, and individually, and John C. Gage and Joseph P. Gage obtained from this court a writ of certiorari addressed to the probate court of Hennepin county and Honorable George E. Smith, judge thereof, to review the determination of that court relating to the tax imposed upon the Gage estate and the legacies and devises contained in that will.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The will of James E. Gage, who died January 25, 1908, bequeathed all of his property to his wife, Rhoba E. Gage, and William H. Donahue in trust for certain purposes. Those important to this decision are the following: (a) To pay to- the widow during her life and while she remained unmarried the net income from the estate; (b) if the widow remarried, she was to receive in lieu of the entire net income one-fourth of the estate; (c) the residue of the estate was bequeathed to testator’s two sons, John 0. Gage and Joseph P. Gage, or their heirs, such residue to be held in trust until the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- In Re the Appraisal for Taxation of a Portion of the Estate of SeamanNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- In Re Compelling Payment of Tax Upon Property Given by the Will of EnstonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- In Re the Estate of StewartNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Billings v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Fiske v. LawtonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- In Re Estate of BowlinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- State ex rel. Graff v. Probate CourtSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
- State ex rel. Williams v. Probate Court of Lyon CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918
- In Re Estate of BigelowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
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