HALE, C.J.
This petition for abatement of an inheritance tax (G.L.c. 65, § 27) was heard in a Probate Court on the pleadings and on a statement of agreed facts. The judge reserved and reported the case. G.L.c. 215, § 13.
The decedent, Herbert A. Shaughnessy, was president and treasurer of Shaughnessy & Ahern Company at the time of his death on March 6, 1968. At a "special meeting" held on May 27, 1968, the stockholders and directors of the company...
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