People v. Burkhalter

Jonathan C. Garwood died intestate on February 17, 1907. In his lifetime he had been the owner of real and personal property of the value of about $125,000. A few years before his death he had conveyed, assigned and transferred all of it to the appellee, Anna F. Burkhalter, who was not related to him either by blood or marriage. An appraiser appointed under the Inheritance Tax law made a report to the county judge, who ascertained and fixed an inheritance tax against the appellee on account of the property so transferred to her (which was appraised at $126,-750) of $7984, including interest.…