Legal Opinion
Steele v. Toulson
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 10, 1980No. Civ. 23349PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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TAMURA, J.
The executor of the estate of Grace C. Steele, deceased, petitioned under Probate Code section 10801 for a determination whether a $12,000 per year bequest to Arlean Toulson (objector) should be charged with a proportionate share of federal estate and California inheritance taxes. The trial court determined that the bequest was not subject to apportionment of taxes and ordered that the bequest be paid without diminution for taxes. Executor appeals from this order.
The facts which gave rise to the instant appeal are as follows: Grace Steele died testate in 1974 leaving a…
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