In re the Appraisal for Transfer Tax of the Estate of Burnham
New York Surrogate's Court
Appeal from an order assessing the transfer tax.
1Opinion of the Court
Slater, S.
This proceeding involves an appeal from an order entered upon the report of the transfer tax *561appraiser. The point submitted is new. It has not been decided in our courts. The decedent’s will made certain bequests to two towns in Connecticut, or the proper officers thereof, for the benefit and relief of the poor and also for the erection, equipment and maintenance of a free public library, or for the erection of public school buildings, or for the support, maintenance, enlargement or improvement of the public school system, or for any or all of such purposes.
The state comptroller…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Matter of Estate of PrimeNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- In Re the Probate of the Will of MacDowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- In Re the Probate of the Will of RobinsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- In Re the Estate of GihonNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Corp. of the Chamber of Commerce v. BennettNew York Supreme Court · 1932
- In re the Estate of GuiterasNew York Surrogate's Court · 1920
- In re the Estate of LeonardNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- In re the Estate of McNallyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1968
- In re the Estate of UphamNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
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