Legal Opinion
Estate of Ransburg v. United States
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided July 15, 1991No. IP 88-1440PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DILLIN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the motion of the defendant for clarification and reconsideration of a prior ruling, and on the plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the same ruling.
Background
This case involves the manner of computation of the net taxable estate used in determining federal estate tax. The plaintiff brought this suit against the United States (the Government) seeking a refund of federal estate taxes.
Edwin M. Ransburg died testate on May 20, 1984. His will included among the residuary beneficiaries his wife (Lenna Ransburg), a charitable…
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- United States Trust Company of New York, Estate of Ralph Slocum Davenport, Deceased v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Lee Martin, of the Estate of Esther S. Martin and Trustee of the Esther S. Martin Living Trust v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
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- Estate of Frost v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1993