In re the Estate of Heilbrunn
New York Surrogate's Court
1Opinion of the Court
George Frankenthaler, S.
This is an appeal by the executrix from the pro forma order of January 5, 1953 assessing a transfer tax on the appraiser’s report.
Objection is made that the appraiser erroneously added the value of full nndiminished remainder interests to the value of temporary life estates passing to the same legatees, thereby increasing the rate of tax.
*342The appraiser’s computation is correct. In transfer tax proceedings the aggregate of all legacies to a single legatee must be taken into consideration under section 221-a of the Tax Law as the basis for the assessment. (Matter of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- In re the Estate of AuchinclossNew York Surrogate's Court · 1926
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re the Estate of GulbenkianNew York Surrogate's Court · 1957