MERRILL TRUST COMPANY v. JOHNSON


188 A.2d 75 (1963)

MERRILL TRUST COMPANY et al. v. Ernest H. JOHNSON, State Tax Assessor.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

February 12, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Hess, Bangor, for plaintiffs.

Ralph W. Farris, Sr., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, TAPLEY, SULLIVAN, SIDDALL and MARDEN, JJ.


MARDEN, Justice.

On report from the Probate Court for Penobscot County upon petition in Equity for the abatement of an inheritance tax.

Henry J. Hart, late of Bangor, Maine died testate on January 12, 1959. During his lifetime he had made gifts in excess of $100,000.00 to Brown University, an educational institution incorporated under the laws of and operating in the State of Rhode Island. It is conceded that these gifts may be considered as gifts effective...

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