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Y.M.C.A. v. DAVIS

No. 249.

264 U.S. 47 (1924)

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ET AL. v. DAVIS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 18, 1924.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James I. Boulger, with whom Mr. Frank Davis, Jr., Mr. Henry A. Williams and Mr. Guy W. Mallon were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Arthur I. Vorys, with whom Mr. James M. Butler was on the brief, for respondents.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT delivered the opinion of the Court.

Mary J. Sessions, a citizen and resident of Columbus, Ohio, died on April 1, 1919, leaving a will executed September 17, 1914, and disposing of a considerable estate. The executor paid a tax of $31,000 to the United States as the so-called "Estate Tax" under the Revenue Act of 1918, enacted February 24, 1919, c. 18, 40 Stat. 1057, 1096.

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