Wonderly v. Tax Commission

The original action herein was a proceeding in the probate court to determine the inheritance tax due in the estate of Francis B. King-seed. An examination of the will creating the estates discloses that, upon the death of the testator, his son and heir, Wilbur Francis Kingseed, became seized o.f an estate in fee, subject to be divested should the said Wilbur Francis Kingseed “die before arriving at the age of 25 without leaving heirs of his body,’’ upon the happening of which contingency the estate would vest in the brothers and sisters of the testator; in other words, there was created a…