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ESTATE OF JUSSEN

263 Wis. 274 (1953)

ESTATE OF JUSSEN: MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC WOMEN, Appellant, vs. DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

March 3, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Alfred W. Ecks, attorney, and Henry V. Kane of counsel, both of Milwaukee.

For the respondent there was a brief by the Attorney General and Harold H. Persons and E. Weston Wood, assistant attorneys general, and Neil Conway, inheritance tax counsel, and oral argument by Mr. Persons, Mr. Wood, and Mr. Conway.

CURRIE, J.

Whether the bequest for the benefit of the Missionary Association of Catholic Women, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (hereinafter referred to as the "Missionary Association"), is exempt from inheritance tax depends upon the proper construction of sec. 72.04 (1), Stats., providing as follows:

"All property transferred to municipal corporations within the state for strictly county, town, or municipal purposes, or to corporations of this state organized under...

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