ESTATE OF HENRY v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 58627.

16 T.C.M. 352 (1957)

T.C. Memo. 1957-79

Estate of E. Coray Henry, Deceased; Commercial Trust Company of New Jersey, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of E. Coray Henry, Deceased v. Commissioner.

United States Tax Court.

Filed May 17, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond A. Coleman, Esq., 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City, N. J., for the petitioner. John J. Hopkins, Esq., for the respondent.


Memorandum Findings of Fact and Opinion

The Commissioner determined a deficiency of $10,520.56 in estate tax. The only issue for decision is whether a gift of $30,000, made by the decedent to his housekeeper about 3 months before he died, was made in contemplation of death.

Findings of Fact

The estate tax return was filed with the collector of internal revenue for the fifth district of New Jersey.

The decedent was born on February 2, 1858...

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