Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Blumenthal
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 29, 1943PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
In this proceeding the executors apply for the construction of the will and for instructions as to the method of charging the Federal and State estate taxes. The issues are simple. They have been magnified in great part by the large amounts involved.
Two questions are presented for determination in this decision. Other subordinate questions have been raised which have been reserved for subsequent determination.
The questions as set forth in the petition with which we are presently concerned are:
I. Does the will of the decedent contain a direction that estate taxes imposed with respect…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Riggs v. Del DragoSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- In Re the Estate of DuryeaNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- In re the Estate of KaufmanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In Re the Accounting of Del DragoNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- In re the Estate of JamesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Construction of the Will of MattesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
- In re the Will of BlumenthalNew York Surrogate's Court · 1943
- In Re Barret's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
- In Re Estate of HilliarWyoming Supreme Court · 1972
- In re the Construction of the Will of SladeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1956
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