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ESTATE OF WANVIG

21 Wis.2d 416 (1963)

ESTATE OF WANVIG: STATE, Appellant, v. WANVIG, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

November 26, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by E. Weston Wood, assistant attorney general, and Richard E. Williams, inheritance tax counsel, with whom on the briefs were George Thompson, attorney general, and Harold H. Persons, assistant attorney general.

For the respondent there was a brief by Michael, Best & Friedrich, attorneys, and Roland J. Steinle, Sr., guardian ad litem, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. John S. Best and Mr. Steinle.

FAIRCHILD, J.

The deceased, a resident of Wisconsin, left property with a gross value of $2,909,383.68. The executors paid a federal estate tax of $234,633.95, computed on the same property subject to tax by Wisconsin, and using the same values. They claim (and the county court allowed) the full amount of such payment as a deduction in determining the Wisconsin inheritance tax. The total administration expenses were $98...

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