Legal Opinion

Estate of Robinson v. Commissioner

United States Tax Court

Decided March 24, 1975No. Docket No. 8610-72Published

Pursuant to a settlement agreement incorporated in a Nevada divorce decree, decedent maintained life insurance policies of which his former wife was beneficiary. Held, the proceeds of the policies, which were included in decedent's gross estate, are deductible by reason of sec. 2053(a)(4), I.R.C. 1954.

1Opinion of the Court

Estate of William E. Robinson, Deceased, Ellan R. Hunter, Formerly Ellan Reid Robinson, and Marshall M. Criser, Co-Executors, Petitioners v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Respondent

Estate of Robinson v. Commissioner

Docket No. 8610-72

United States Tax Court

63 T.C. 717; 1975 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 176;

March 24, 1975, Filed

Decision will be entered under Rule 155.

Pursuant to a settlement agreement incorporated in a Nevada divorce decree, decedent maintained life insurance policies of which his former wife was beneficiary. Held, the proceeds of the policies, which were included in decedent's gross…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ingram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Harris v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. MaresiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  4. Estate of Hagmann v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1973
  5. Lewis v. LewisNevada Supreme Court · 1931

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