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ESTATE OF LAW

Docket No. S.F. 19672.

50 Cal.2d 345 (1958)

325 P.2d 449

Estate of HERBERT EDWARD LAW, Deceased. WELLS FARGO BANK (a Corporation), as Executor, etc., Appellant, v. ROBERT C. KIRKWOOD, as State Controller, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 23, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, Harold I. Boucher, W.J. McFarland, Claude H. Hogan, Jr., Willis D. Hannawalt and Arthur L. Content for Appellant.

Robert C. Harris, Donald B. Falconer, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, Jannin & Morgan and Roos, Jennings & Haid as Amici Curiae on behalf of Appellant.

James W. Hickey, Chief Inheritance Tax Attorney, Joseph D. Lear and Charles J. Barry, Assistant Chief Inheritance Tax Attorneys, and Milton D. Harris, Assistant Inheritance Tax Attorney, for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

The executor of the estate of Herbert E. Law appeals from the orders of the trial court overruling its objections and fixing the marital exemption under section 13805 of the Revenue and Taxation Code at the amount computed by the Controller.

Decedent died testate on June 18, 1952. He left over half his estate to his wife, provided a legacy for an adopted daughter, and left the residue in trust for other...

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