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In re the Estate of Jones

New York Surrogate's Court

Decided May 21, 1934PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Delehanty, S.

This is an appeal by the State Tax Commission from the amended order fixing tax entered herein on February 13, 1934, on the ground that said order exempts from taxation the undiminished remainder which is taxable. The testator died January 26, 1927, and by the terms of his will created a trust of his residuary estate for his wife during her fife and upon her death directed the purchase of various annuities for his four brothers and sisters' and a niece, with the remainder of the residuary outright to others. The will permitted the trustees to invade the principal of the trust if…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of SeligmannNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. In Re the Appraisal, Under the Transfer Tax Act, of the Estate of CostelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  3. In re the Estate of HuntingtonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1929

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In re the Transfer Tax upon the Estate of ParkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937

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