Davis v. Davis

HEFLIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Helen Wallace Davis, widow of John D. Davis, Sr., appeals from a decree which held that the part of his estate passing to her under his will was subject to a share of state and federal estate taxes. Proceedings were brought seeking construction of the will and declarator}" instructions as to whether or not a proportionate part of the estate taxes should be paid from the widow’s share.

In the proceedings below, the complainants were the executors, John D. Davis, Jr. and J. T. Whitman, and John D. Davis, Jr., individually. The respondents were appellant Helen…