Davis Estate

TAXIS, P. J.,

Ethel F. Davis, sister of decedent, has appealed from the inheritance tax appraisement filed in the estate of her brother, Thomas K. Davis, who died September 15, 1968. Brother and sister were both unmarried, and lived together at 1326 Astor Street, Norristown, at decedent’s death. The appeal is from the determination that certain property held in the names of Ethel F. Davis and Thomas K. Davis as joint tenants is subject to inheritance tax.

The property involved is of three classes. First is the real estate at 1326 Astor Street, which was transferred on January 17, 1966, by Ethel…