In Re the Estate of Franz

In the Probate Court of the City of St. Louis, the State of Missouri filed exceptions to the report of the appraiser of the estate of Sophie Franz, deceased, appointed under the inheritance tax laws of the State. The basis of these exceptions were that the appraiser failed to include in his report 188, 333 1/3 shares of stock of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company which the State claimed were owned by Sophie Franz at the time of her death. The State’s exceptions were overruled in the Probate Court. On an appeal to the Circuit Court, the exceptions were again overruled and judgment entered…