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In the Matter of the Appraisal under the Transfer Tax Act of the Property of Mary Ann Murphy, Deceased. William E. Murphy, Executor, Appellant; The County Treasurer of Kings County, Respondent, 1898 — 157 N.Y. 679 · caselaw · US
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In the Matter of the Appraisal under the Transfer Tax Act of the Property of Mary Ann Murphy, Deceased. William E. Murphy, Executor, Appellant; The County Treasurer of Kings County, Respondent
157 N.Y. 679·New York Court of Appeals·1898·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Appraisal under the Transfer Tax Act of the Property of Mary Ann Murphy, Deceased. William E. Murphy, Executor, Appellant; The County Treasurer of Kings County, Respondent.
Matter of Murphy, 32 App. Div. 627, affirmed.
(Submitted October 5, 1898 ;
decided October 25, 1898.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, made June 14, 1898, affirming a decree of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Kings fixing the amount of the transfer tax upon the property of Mary Ann "Murphy, deceased.
John II. Kemble and George K. Jack for appellant.
Robert B. Bach for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
All concur.