ESTATE OF STERNBERGER v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 31348.

18 T.C. 836 (1952)

ESTATE OF LOUIS STERNBERGER, THE CHASE NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, EXECUTOR, PETITIONER, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.

United States Tax Court.

Promulgated July 31, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Wolff, Jr., Esq., and Maurice C. Greenbaum, Esq., for the petitioner.

Thomas R. Charshee, Esq., for the respondent.


The respondent has determined a deficiency in estate tax against the Estate of Louis Sternberger of $195,035.65. The deficiency is due to several adjustments made by the Commissioner to the estate tax return filed by the estate. Only one of these adjustments is contested. The contested adjustment is the disallowance by the Commissioner of $179,154.19, claimed as charitable bequests explained in respondent's deficiency notice as follows:

Charitable, etc., Gifts...

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