In Re Batt's Estate

On May 27, 1938, the appellee filed a petition in the court in which the estate of her decedent was pending, showing that the decedent died in January, 1928, in which month the administratrix was appointed and qualified, and that she has ever since been acting as administratrix; that no proceeding has ever been taken to determine the inheritance tax on the property of the decedent. The petition then calls attention to chapter 159 of the Acts of 1937, and an order is asked to the effect that all of the property of the decedent is free and clear of any inheritance tax liability, and that no tax…