RAY v. UNITED STATES

No. 84-4075.

762 F.2d 1361 (1985)

Gerald W. RAY, Trustee and personal representative of the Estate of David L. Ray, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Kovacevich, Spokane, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

Raymond W. Hepper, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, SCHROEDER, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

The estate of David Ray brought this action in the district court to recover the estate tax and interest paid on a one-half interest in a trust established pursuant to a divorce settlement. The district court denied the refund. It held that the one-half interest was properly included in the estate pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 2036(a) because the decedent retained a life estate in the property transferred to the trust, and the estate failed...

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