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Matter of Morgan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 15, 1915
109 N.E. 1084 (N.Y. 1915)

Summary

In Matter of Morgan (215 N.Y. 703) the Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division (164 A.D. 854) without opinion, stating in its memorandum: "The Appellate Division held that none of the remainders was taxable and that the tax appraiser and the surrogate were without jurisdiction in this proceeding to tax property that did not pass to the children of the testatrix by virtue of her will and that, therefore, the motion should not have been denied either on the ground that the appellant confessed jurisdiction by presenting the affidavit or upon the ground of laches."

Summary of this case from Matter of Ford

Opinion

Argued May 26, 1915

Decided June 15, 1915

Schuyler C. Carlton, Alexander Otis and Lafayette B. Gleason for appellant.

Herbert J. Bickford and George L. Kobbé for respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: WILLARD BARTLETT, Ch. J., HISCOCK, COLLIN, CUDDEBACK, HOGAN, CARDOZO and SEABURY, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Morgan

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 15, 1915
109 N.E. 1084 (N.Y. 1915)

In Matter of Morgan (215 N.Y. 703) the Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division (164 A.D. 854) without opinion, stating in its memorandum: "The Appellate Division held that none of the remainders was taxable and that the tax appraiser and the surrogate were without jurisdiction in this proceeding to tax property that did not pass to the children of the testatrix by virtue of her will and that, therefore, the motion should not have been denied either on the ground that the appellant confessed jurisdiction by presenting the affidavit or upon the ground of laches."

Summary of this case from Matter of Ford

In Matter of Morgan (215 N.Y. 703) the Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division (164 App. Div. 854) without opinion, stating in its memorandum: "The Appellate Division held that none of the remainders was taxable and that the tax appraiser and the surrogate were without jurisdiction in this proceeding to tax property that did not pass to the children of the testatrix by virtue of her will and that, therefore, the motion should not have been denied either on the ground that the appellant confessed jurisdiction by presenting the affidavit or upon the ground of laches."

Summary of this case from Matter of Ford
Case details for

Matter of Morgan

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Transfer Tax upon the Estate of ANNIE C. MORGAN…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 15, 1915

Citations

109 N.E. 1084 (N.Y. 1915)
109 N.E. 1084

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