Legal Opinion
Schuette v. Bowers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 30, 1929PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK J. COLEMAN, District Judge.
The sole question presented is whether the federal estate tax should have been reduced because of the existence of the widow’s dower rights. The testator, Harry S. Harkness, died on January 23, 1919, leaving a will in which, after directing the payment of his debts, he gave his entire estate, real and personal, to Ms widow, who has since qualified as executrix and is the present plaintiff. A part of the real estate, valued at $218,333, was located in Kentucky, and another part, valued at $13,065, was located in OMo. Under the statutes of both these states the…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Briscoe v. CraigCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929