IN RE PIERCE'S ESTATE

No. 85.

215 A.2d 505 (1965)

In re ESTATE of Fay E. PIERCE.

Supreme Court of Vermont. Addison.

December 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne C. Bosworth, Middlebury, for the estate.

John P. Connarn, Atty. Gen., William T. Keefe, Asst. Atty. Gen., Montpelier, for the State.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.


BARNEY, Justice.

Jurisdiction is the first question raised in this appeal, and it is raised by the appellant administrator himself. This anomalous situation comes about because the issue arises in connection with a probate proceeding, in an area where the determination of the "finality" of judgment orders requires close analysis, and may turn on subtle distinctions.

The dispute is grounded in the assessment of inheritance taxes. The probate court was dealing...

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