ESTATE OF ORPHANOS v. COMMISSIONER

Docket No. 5516-75.

67 T.C. 780 (1977)

ESTATE OF PETER ORPHANOS, DECEASED, AND FIRST SECURITY NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO., EXECUTOR, PETITIONERS v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT

United States Tax Court.

Filed February 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Beck, for the petitioners.

Wayne M. Bach, for the respondent.


TIETJENS, Judge:

Respondent determined a deficiency in petitioner's estate tax return in the amount of $31,968.12.

The issue in this case is whether a bequest in trust for the purpose of erecting and equipping a hospital in Kerasitsa, Greece, qualifies as a charitable deduction under section 2055.1

FINDINGS OF FACT

The parties prepared a stipulation of some of the facts and exhibits which we so find.

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