IN RE ESTATE OF BEESON


459 Pa. 613 (1975)

331 A.2d 161

In re ESTATE of William H. BEESON, Deceased. Appeal of GIRARD TRUST BANK, Executor and Trustee under the Will of William H. Beeson, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Selden Pitt, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Israel Packel, Atty. Gen., Catherine G. Barone, Asst. Atty. Gen., Vincent P. Dopko, Deputy Atty. Gen., Vincent X. Yakowicz, Spec. Deputy Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellee, Commonwealth of Pa.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANDERINO, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree dated January 11, 1973, sustaining the action of the Commonwealth in appraising and assessing an inheritance tax on certain remainder interests in the estate of William H. Beeson. The issue presented is whether the April 29, 1937 assessment, which assessed tax on the life interest of the widow only, was a final assessment so as to preclude the September 22, 1970 assessment of tax on...

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