BIGONESS v. ANDERSON

Civ. A. No. 4994-51.

106 F.Supp. 986 (1952)

BIGONESS v. ANDERSON et al.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 24, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Octave Bigoness, executor pro se, of Washington, D. C.

Thomas M. Gittings, of Washington, D. C., for defendant Banks.

J. Strouse Campbell, and Austin Newton, of Washington, D. C., guardians at litem for certain defendants.

Richard W. Tompkins and Reginald B. Jackson, of Washington, D. C., for certain defendants.


HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

The principal question presented in this proceeding is, out of what assets of a decedent's estate the Federal estate tax should be paid, — specifically, whether realty contained in the residue is liable for the payment of the tax, if the personalty is insufficient for that purpose.

This action is brought for the construction of a will. As there are no issues of fact and only questions of law are to be determined, the plaintiff...

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