Legal Opinion
Estate of Watson v. Blumenthal
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 30, 1978No. 9, Docket 78-6045PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal, were there subject matter jurisdiction, would involve the very interesting, if not altogether novel, question of the extent of agents’ authority under a general power of attorney after their principal becomes fatally comatose as the result of a serious accident. However, in this suit against the Secretary of the Treasury for declaratory and mandamus relief in connection with the redemption of certain United States Treasury bonds, commonly known as Flower Bonds, which plaintiffs seek to redeem at par for the payment of federal estate taxes due from decedent…
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