Legal Opinion

In Re Lyons' Estate

Washington Supreme Court

Decided November 10, 1933No. 24592. En BancPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal, by the supervisor of the division of state government charged with the administration of matters involving inheritance taxes and escheats, from a judgment entered by the trial court denying the petition of the state of Washington for the escheat to it of the assets of the estate of Frank Lyons, deceased.

The facts are stipulated, and, so far as now considered necessary to an understanding of the question presented, are substantially as follows: The deceased, Frank Lyons, died intestate and without heirs on or about the first day of April, 1931. At the time of his death, and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Farmers Loan & Trust Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Blackstone v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Bullen v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. New Orleans v. StempelSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  5. Matter of People (Melrose Ave.)New York Court of Appeals · 1922

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Granite Equipment Leasing Corp. v. HuttonWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  3. In Re Eilermann's EstateWashington Supreme Court · 1934
  4. In Re the Estate of PlastererWashington Supreme Court · 1956
  5. In re the Accounting of BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954

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