United States v. Waechter

HEALY, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from a judgment awarding a refund of a portion of the estate tax paid by appellees as executors of the estate of one May Waeehter.

Mrs. Waeehter, a resident of the state of Washington, died February 20, 1947, leaving her husband surviving. During her lifetime the husband had taken out three policies of insurance on his own life, in all of which his wife was named as beneficiary with certain contingent beneficiaries in the event she was not living at the time of insured’s death. These policies were in effect when the wife died.

It was stipulated…