Legal Opinion
Auditor General v. Bassett's Estate
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1929No. Docket 44, 45, and 46, Calendar 34,113, 34,114, and 34,115PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.
These three actions, consolidated, have the single purpose of determining and collecting inheritance taxes on the estate of Harry H. Bassett, deceased. They were submitted on statement of facts.
Bassett died of pneumonia on October 17, 1926, while on a trip to Europe. He was 52 years of age, had been in good health until a short time before his death, and was president of Buick Motor Company, a division of General Motors Corporation.
In 1923, General Motors Corporation, for the benefit of and to promote efficiency among its executives, organized Managers Securities Company, to buy and hold…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- United States v. RobbinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United States v. IshamSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Bullen v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Chanler v. KelseySupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Cohen v. SamuelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by9 opinions
- n.sidney Nyhus v. Travel Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Gibson v. OswaltMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
- In Re Petition of FarberMichigan Supreme Court · 1932
- Ligon v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1938
- In Re DeWaters' EstateMichigan Supreme Court · 1953
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