STIRLING v. CONNELLY


141 Conn. 483 (1954)

GEORGE S. STIRLING, EXECUTOR (ESTATE OF KAOMEO E. WOODRUFF) v. WILLIAM F. CONNELLY, TAX COMMISSIONER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 20, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Morse, for the plaintiff.

Herman Levine, inheritance tax attorney, with whom, on the brief, were William L. Beers, attorney general, and Frederic W. Dauch, first assistant tax commissioner, for the defendant.

INGLIS, C. J., BALDWIN, O'SULLIVAN, WYNNE and DALY, JS.


BALDWIN, J.

The plaintiff, executor under the will of Kaomeo E. Woodruff, appealed to the Superior Court from the assessment by the defendant tax commissioner, acting under chapter 103 of the General Statutes, of a penalty tax upon a portion of the estate of the plaintiff's decedent. The case has been reserved for advice upon the question whether the estate is obligated to pay the tax.

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