Legal Opinion

People v. Donohue

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 1916No. 10917PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. John H. Williams, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county assessing an inheritance tax against the estate of Michael A. Donohue, deceased.

The will of the deceased, besides disposing of other property, created a trust estate valued by the appraiser and the trial court at $565,000. The six children of the deceased were each given a life estate in a certain part of the income of said trust fund. The total valuations of said six life estates were appraised at $317,229. This amount subtracted from the amount of the trust estate would leave a remainder valued at $247,771. It is agreed…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. FreeseIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  2. People v. StarringIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Tax Commission v. OswaldOhio Supreme Court · 1923
  2. The People v. LinnIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  3. Wonderly v. Tax CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1925
  4. Talbot v. the PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  5. People v. GerlaughIllinois Supreme Court · 1922

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