Legal Opinion

Nationsbank of Texas, N.A. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided October 30, 2001No. 00-5113PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*1334RADER, Circuit Judge.

On summary judgment, the United States Court of Federal Claims held that NationsBank of Texas, acting as independent executor of the Estate of Ellen Clayton Garwood, deceased, could not recover estate taxes. NationsBank v. United States, 44 Fed. Cl. 661, 669.(1999). Because the Court of Federal Claims correctly held that section 13208 of Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub.L. No. 103-66, § 13208, 107 Stat. 312, 469 (OBRA), is constitutional, this court affirms.

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The federal estate tax law imposes a tax on the transfer of decedents’ estates. The…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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3Cited by13 opinions

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