Legal Opinion
Hepburn v. Winthrop
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 16, 1936No. 6528PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRONER, Associate Justice.
The appeal involves the interpretation of the will of Levi P. Morton, formerly Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States. Two questions are involved:
First, to what portion of the property held in trust for the benefit of Mary Morton, a daughter of Governor Morion, did the power of appointment conferred upon her by the will extend?
Second, should the federal estate tax paid by the executors of Governor Morton be apportioned between the realty and the personalty ?
The will of Governor Morton was executed June 29, 1910, while he was a resident of the…
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