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Burnett v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Feb 8, 1971
436 F.2d 975 (4th Cir. 1971)

Summary

In Burnett v. United States, 436 F.2d 975 (4th Cir.), the court said that the power of disposition need not include a power of testamentary disposition to qualify but it must be an unlimited power.

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Opinion

No. 15047.

February 8, 1971.

Appeal from the Judgment of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, at Greenville; Donald Russell, Judge.

Wesley M. Walker, O. Doyle Martin, Earle G. Prevost, Leatherwood, Walker, Todd Mann, Greenville, S.C., on the brief, for appellant.

Johnnie M. Walters, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph O. Rogers, Jr., U.S. Atty., Joseph M. Howard, Bennet N. Hollander, Ann E. Belanger, Department of Justice, for appellee.

Before WINTER, CRAVEN and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed without oral argument on the opinion of the district court, which is reported at 314 F. Supp. 492 (D.S.C. 1970).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Burnett v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Feb 8, 1971
436 F.2d 975 (4th Cir. 1971)

In Burnett v. United States, 436 F.2d 975 (4th Cir.), the court said that the power of disposition need not include a power of testamentary disposition to qualify but it must be an unlimited power.

Summary of this case from Tyler v. United States
Case details for

Burnett v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Clarice S. BURNETT, as Executrix of the Estate of Arch P. Burnett…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Feb 8, 1971

Citations

436 F.2d 975 (4th Cir. 1971)

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