Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Howell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1931PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Several years before his death Hampton Howell, a resident of Suffolk county, entered into a separation agreement with his wife. The tenth paragraph of this document provides: “ The said husband hereby agrees to provide by last will and testament that should he depart this life previous to the decease of the wife, the said wife shall receive an amount equal to one third of his net income arising from his estate after the payment of all debts, inheritance or succession taxes, legal fees, administration expenses, etc., for the balance of her natural life and at her death the principal of said…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Hatch v. . ReardonNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- In Re the Appraisal for Taxation, Under the Act in Relation to Taxable Transfers of Property, of the Estate of GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of OrvisNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- In re the Appraisal of the Property of BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- In Re the Appraisal Under the Transfer Tax Act of the Estate of KiddNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Town of Hartland v. Damon's EstateSupreme Court of Vermont · 1931
- Estate of VaiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Estate of BelknapCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- In re TanenbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Daum v. Inheritance Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1932
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