Legal Opinion
Buckhantz v. Davidson
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 4, 1963No. Civ. 19528PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVallee, J.
Appeal from an order of the probate court apportioning the federal estate tax.
Morris Buekhantz died testate on March 18, 1950, and his will was admitted to probate. All property in which Buekhantz had an interest was community property of himself and his wife, Jeannette. The will disposed of all the community property and required Jeannette to elect whether she would accept the provisions of the will or “the rights which might be given her by law. ’ ’ It bequeathed and devised the property to Jeannette, a sister, various relatives, employees and charitable institutions. The residue was given…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. WoodwardSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- In re the Estate of KaufmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- Harvey EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
- Estate of Bernays v. MajorSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
- Wahr EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Bolstad v. Wells Fargo Bank American Trust Co.California Supreme Court · 1961
- Estate of ArmstrongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Roy B. Thompson, Jr., of the Will of Roy B. Thompson, Deceased v. Earl R. Wiseman, District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Cummings v. CummingsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Estate of BuckhantzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1958
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