Legal Opinion
Cory v. Ward
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 1980No. Civ. 56271PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANSON (Thaxton), J.
This is an appeal by the surviving daughter and the children of a predeceased daughter of Thurlyne Buffum Waite, deceased, from an order of the court fixing inheritance tax (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. k).
Facts
Thurlyne Buffum Waite was at the time of her death on September 2, 1975, the beneficiary under a testamentary trust created by her mother, Fern Smith Buffum. The several trusts created by Fern Smith Buffum were established by the decree of preliminary distribution in the probate of her estate which was entered May 8, 1958, by the Los Angeles Superior Court.
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chern v. Bank of AmericaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Estate of RathCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Fluornoy v. MorseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Herbert H. Lehman, Independent Under the Will and of the Estate of Cora T. Lehman Kay, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Estate of NunnCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
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