Legal Opinion
Hoenig v. Connelly
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 18, 1954PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtInglis, C. J.
The question on this appeal is whether a bequest to trustees of a fund to be turned over by them, more than five years after the testator’s death, to a charitable corporation or to other trustees for charitable uses is exempt from the succession tax.
William M. Sullivan died on May 29, 1947. He left a will which was admitted to probate in the Probate Court for the district of Ridgefield on June 11 of the same year. In that will he appointed Arcie Lubetkin and Edward E. Hoenig as executors and trustees with the proviso that upon the death or failure to act of either or both of them the Guaranty…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Silver v. SilverSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
- Yale University v. Town of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
- New Haven Metal & Heating Supply Co. v. DanaherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Coit v. ComstockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1884
- Hoenig v. LubetkinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Fulton Foundation v. Department of TaxationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1961
- Neuger v. Zoning BoardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Hartford Hospital v. Board of Tax ReviewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- New Haven Water Co. v. Town of North BranfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Renz v. Town of MonroeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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