Legal Opinion
Succession of Helis
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 2, 1954No. 41777PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Chief Justice.
Thomas S. Buckley, State Inheritance Tax Collector for the Parish of Orleans, is appealing from a judgment of the district court fixing the inheritance tax due the State of Louisiana by the estate of William G. Helis, deceased, at the sum of $115,444.20, instead of $123,573.16.
William G. Helis died testate leaving an estate in Louisiana consisting entirely of his half interest in the community of acquets and gains existing between him and his surviving widow, the community in its entirety being appraised at $9,817,940, with outstanding current liabilities aggregating…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Phillips v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Betz v. RiviereSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1947
- Succession of WienerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Succession of MarsalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Dixon v. Dixon's ExecutorsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1832
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Messersmith v. MessersmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Bagur v. Comm'rUnited States Tax Court · 1976
- Azar v. AzarSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Carlos Gonzalez v. National Surety CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Succession of SharpLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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