Legal Opinion
In re Estate of Merryman
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 28, 1995PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, Judge.
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County, Orphan’s Court Division, which dismissed the Department’s objection to the petition to compromise filed by the Estate of Jason Merryman (Estate), concerning the deduction, for inheritance tax purposes, of attorney’s fees and costs incurred by the Estate in the successful litigation of a wrongful death and survival action.
The stipulated facts are as follows. Jason A. Merryman (Decedent) died as a result of injuries sustained in an April 18, 1992 automobile accident.…
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