Legal Opinion
Matter of Estate of Davis
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1994No. 18442PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKonenkamp, Justice
(on assignment as a Circuit Court Judge prior to appointment as a Supreme Court Justice).
The South Dakota Department of Revenue (Department) appeals the trial court’s decision to redetermine inheritance tax and grant a refund to the Estate.
Ethlyn M. Davis died on November 4,1986 before the final outcome of her lawsuit against the brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (Merrill Lynch). The suit, brought in the United States District Court, sought compensatory damages of $122,674 and punitive damages of $6,000,000 for alleged wrongful acts, including account churning. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gifford v. BowlingSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
- Matter of Estate of LingscheitSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986
- Federal Land Bank of Omaha v. SullivanSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
- Janssen v. TushaSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1942
- Northwest Realty Company v. PerezSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Sprik v. ClassSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Walsh v. LarsenSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
- Miller v. WeberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- In Re the Estate of NelsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Matter of Estate of DavisSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
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