Kuchel v. Tolhurst

The State Controller appeals from a judgment decreeing that no inheritance tax is due the State of California from respondent Shelley Rollins Tolhurst on certain property received by him under the last will and testament of his deceased mother, and that, in effect, all inheritance taxes due from him on such property have been paid and discharged in full. We have concluded that the judgment is correct and should be affirmed.

Respondent was the executor and sole beneficiary under his mother’s will, which was probated in proceeding No. 286201 in Los Angeles ‘County. In December, 1948, the…