CALVERT v. KATTAR

No. 10470.

301 S.W.2d 318 (1957)

Robert S. CALVERT, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas et al., Appellants, v. Myrtle KATTAR, Successor Independent Executrix, etc., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ben Shepperd, Atty. Gen., W. V. Geppert, Marietta McGregor Payne, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellants.

Childress, Port & Crady, Houston, Hart, Brown, Sparks & Erwin, Austin, for appellee.


GRAY, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment awarding appellee a recovery of inheritance taxes paid under protest. Art. 7057b, Vernon's Ann.Civ.St.

Calvert Smith died testate on October 14, 1952. His will was filed for probate in Harris County and its probate was contested by Mrs. Mattie Smith, the surviving widow, and John Calvert Dickson, an adopted son. Thereafter an agreement of compromise and settlement was made whereby 2,000 shares of the common stock...

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