People v. Schaefer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Champaign county; the Hon. W. G. Spurgin, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This is an appeal on behalf of the People from the judgment and order of the county court of Champaign county fixing an inheritance tax in the estates of Anthony J. Wagner and James A. Wagner, both deceased. Anthony J. Wagner by his will devised and bequeathed to his .brother, James A. Wagner, all of his property. The brother, James A. Wagner, died shortly thereafter and by his will left all of the property bequeathed to him by his brother, A. J. Wagner, deceased, to Peter P. Schaefer, appellee herein. The county court held that James A. Wagner and Peter P. Schaefer took only his legal title…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Glass v. HulbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- In Re the Appraisal for Taxation of a Portion of the Estate of SeamanNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Kochersperger v. DrakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Ahrens v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Estate of RathCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- The People v. McCormickIllinois Supreme Court · 1927
- Wagner v. ClausonIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- Wonderly v. Tax CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1925
- In Re Estate of HoltCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
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