Legal Opinion
F. Lee Robinson, of the Estate of Fred L. Robinson, Deceased v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1975No. 74-1380PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and SKOPIL, * District Judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Fred L. Robinson died testate, his will directing that “all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid and satisfied.” No provision in his will specifically named a source from which federal estate taxes were to be paid; indeed, taxes were never mentioned at all.
The will further provided:
6. All of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate real, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath as follows, to-wit:(a) an undivided one-third (Vs) thereof to my beloved wife CELIA S. ROBINSON,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Riggs v. Del DragoSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bagby v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Pitts v. HamrickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Roy B. Thompson, Jr., of the Will of Roy B. Thompson, Deceased v. Earl R. Wiseman, District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Faythe S. Takahashi and Hideo H. Takahashi v. Loomis Armored Car Service, and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Ryan v. Foster & Marshall, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Bruce Pollock v. Koehring Company, a Corporation, Industrial Indemnity Company, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant v. Koehring Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Bearce v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1977
- County of Maricopa of State of Arizona v. MaberryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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