ECKEL v. UNITED STATES

No. 65 Civ. 253.

259 F.Supp. 184 (1966)

Andrew ECKEL, etc. v. UNITED STATES of America.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 22, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eckel & Knight, New York City, for plaintiff.

Robert M. Morgenthau, U. S. Atty., for Southern District of New York (Martin Paul Solomon, Asst. U. S. Atty., of counsel), for defendant.


RYAN, Chief Judge.

Defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint is granted. The interest which passed to the decedent's widow under the will was a terminable interest which did not qualify for the marital deduction (Sec. 2056(b)(1), 26 U.S.C.)

The facts are not in dispute. Under Article Eighth of the will of decedent, his widow was given an interest in trust in the residue of his estate, out of which she was to receive all the income from...

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