REEVES, District Judge.
In administering the estate of her decedent, the plaintiff was required to pay certain inheritance taxes which she now sues to recover. It is undisputed that Emma D. Zook, the widow of the decedent, upon the death of her husband, filed an election under the statutes of Missouri to take a child's part in lieu of dower. The interest thus claimed by her was treated for taxation purposes as part of the gross estate of her deceased husband, and...
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