Legal Opinion
People v. Cooke
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 23, 1962No. 19840PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pringle
This case involves the assessment of the Colorado inheritance tax in the estate of Barbara Hatch Hartshorne, deceased.
Plaintiffs in error will be referred to as the State or the Commissioner. The defendant in error was the objector in the trial court and will be referred to herein as Executor.
Barbara Hatch Hartshorne died domiciled in the State of Colorado on June 19, 1957. Her last will and testament was admitted to probate and letters testamentary were issued appointing M. Bernard Cooke as the Executor thereof.
On December 24, 1931, a Trust Agreement was entered into between decedent’s…
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