PUTNAM TRUST CO. v. TAX COMMISSIONER


177 Conn. 326 (1979)

PUTNAM TRUST COMPANY OF GREENWICH ET AL. v. TAX COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Cooke, Jr., for the appellants (plaintiffs).

Albert E. Sheary, chief inheritance attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Carl R. Ajello, attorney general, and Seymour M. Alpert, first assistant commissioner of revenue services, for the appellee (defendant).

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS.


PER CURIAM.

After a will contest concerning a codicil to a will, the contesting parties entered into a compromise settlement which the Probate Court accepted. In subsequent proceedings, the Probate Court determined that the state succession tax, General Statutes §§ 12-340 and 12-341, should be computed and assessed on the basis of the will and the codicil, without regard to the compromise agreement. This ruling...

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