Henson v. Monday
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Knox County. — Hon. Yon A. Hueeaker, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
This suit was brought against the personal representatives of Benjamin Rush Strong and the legatees and devisees under his will to recover the collateral inheritance tax enacted by Thompson’s Shannon’s Code, section 724 et seq.
A demurrer was interposed, which the county judge sustained, and on appeal this action was affirmed by the circuit judge, and the complainant has appealed to this court. It appeared from the petition filed below that the will of Mr. Strong was being contested. The greater portion of his property was by the will given to the University of Tennessee and the city of…
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