IN RE CLINE'S ESTATE

No. 9386.

317 P.2d 874 (1957)

Matter of the ESTATE of Frank C. CLINE, Deceased. The STATE of Montana, Appellant, v. Dorothy L. CLINE, and The Midland National Bank, Executors of the Estate of Frank C. Cline, Deceased, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold H. Olson, Atty. Gen., Forrest H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., William F. Crowley, Asst. Atty. Gen., H. O. Vralsted, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Lyman J. Hall, Tax Counsel, Board of Equal., Missoula, for appellant.

H.O. Vralsted, Sp. Asst. Atty., Gen., argued orally for appellant.

Felt, Felt & Burnett, Billings, for respondents.

Jack W. Burnett, Billings, argued orally for respondents.


CASTLES, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Yellowstone County. The district court determined the amount of inheritance tax due the State of Montana from the beneficiaries of Frank C. Cline, deceased.

The decedent's gross estate aggregated $378,916.29, $64,761.33 thereof represented proceeds from life insurance policies. Of this, $16,536.29 was payable to named beneficiaries. The balance of the life insurance proceeds, $48,225...

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