MILLER, Justice:
The State Tax Commissioner appeals from an adverse judgment of the Circuit Court of Cabell County, which held that the entire amount of a joint debt should be deducted from the deceased's property interest in determining the fair market value of jointly-owned real estate for inheritance tax purposes. We disagree and reverse.
George T. Newton died jointly owning several parcels of real estate with his wife with a right of survivorship. The...
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