Legal Opinion
Mead v. Welch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1938No. 8546PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant was appointed executrix of the will of her husband, William Mead, who died November 23, 1927. A deficiency in estate taxes was assessed against her, which she paid. Upon the rejection of her claim for a refund she brought suit to recover the amount exacted. From an adverse judgment in the court below, she appeals.
The sole question presented by the appeal is whether the estate of the decedent was entitled to any deduction for federal estate tax purposes because of the bequest made to a trust described in the will as “Mead Housing Trust,” as a gift to charity…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ithaca Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Humes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Hardy v. MayhewCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
- Luscomb v. FintzelbergCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
- In Re Estate of DwyerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Dimock v. CorwinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1938
- Ireland v. Pacific HomeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- Estate of AdamsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
- Norris v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. First Nat. BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
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