Legal Opinion
Dick v. Murphy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 5, 1927PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHinman, J.
The question here arises over a transfer tax paid September 13, 1912, by the representatives of the estate of William Dick, who died in Brooklyn April fifth of that year. By the provisions of his will a son, J. Henry Dick, was given the life use and income of one-half the estate, the remainder being devised and bequeathed to the lawful heirs at law and next of kin of said son. The tax adjusted by the surrogate on September 6, 1912, aggregated $179,677.83. Of this the tax on the interest of the “ lawful heirs and next of kin of J. Henry Dick,” whose names or degree of relationship could not…
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