MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
Here the question is purely one of construction of a testamentary interest, raised by cross-motions for summary judgment, one by a taxpayer, one by the Government. We make the construction to ascertain whether the estate of a decedent, who was a life beneficiary of a testamentary trust with power of appointment, should, for federal estate tax purposes, have included the value of the property subject to the power of appointment. The decedent...
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