Legal Opinion
Dana v. Gring
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 28, 1977PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The plaintiffs, as executors of the will of Helen Barnet Gring (Gring), commenced this action in the Probate Court for Middlesex County by a complaint for instructions, seeking the proper interpretation of a testamentary provision contained in the will of Frank B. McQuesten, Gring’s father. The executors sought instructions in order that they could (1) determine properly the value of Gring’s gross estate for Federal estate tax purposes, and (2) determine their duties and obligations with respect to pursuing a Federal estate tax refund claim. Although the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) was…
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