Legal Opinion
Succession of Williams
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 2, 1930No. 30543PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Neill, C. J.
This is a proceeding to fix the amount of the inheritance tax to be paid by the widow as universal legatee of the late Francis Bennett Williams. He died in New Orleans on the 31st of January, 1929, survived by the widow and four sons, and leaving a will in which he gave his entire estate to the widow, and appointed two of the sons executors. The sons waived their right to have the legacy reduced to the disposable portion of the estate.
On the petition of the executors an inventory was made, amounting to $544,557.26, consisting entirely of the half interest of the deceased in the community…
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- Shwab v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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