Legal Opinion
Greene v. United States
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 22, 1971No. 70-C-351PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.
This is an action for the refund of federal estate taxes paid by the plaintiff as executrix of the estate of her husband, Carl W. Greene. The parties have stipulated to the facts upon which the present decision depends and have submitted briefs on the issues of law in lieu of a formal trial.
Carl Greene died in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on February 25, 1966, and was survived by his wife and three sons. His will was filed in the Brown County Court in Green Bay on March 9, 1966, and contained the following clauses:
“FIRST: It is my will and I hereby…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Riggs v. Del DragoSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Uihlein v. UihleinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1953
- Adele H. Dodd and William A. Dodd, Executors of the Estate of John A. Dodd, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Weyenberg v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1955
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Frances Greene, as of the Estate of Carl W. Greene, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973