In re the Transfer Tax upon the Estate of Rutherford

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p. 900

In the Matter of the Transfer Tax upon the Estate of John H. Rutherford, Deceased. The Comptroller of the State of New York, Appellant; Henry Rutherford and Edwin W. Coggeshall, Executors, etc., Respondents.

Headnote

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of New York, entered on the 19th day of April, 1915, modifying an order assessing a transfer tax.

The order appealed from is reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, upon the authority of Matter of Wright ( 214 N. Y. 714 ), and the order of the surrogate of the 11th of August, 1911, confirming the report of the appraiser affirmed. Present — Ingraham, P. J., McLaughlin, Laughlin, Scott and Dowling, JJ. Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and order of August 11, 1911, affirmed.

Cases cited

In re the Transfer Tax upon the Estate of Wright 214 N. Y. 714 N.Y. 1915-04-27 p. 900