Tax
In the Matter of the Appraisal, under the Transfer Tax Acts, of the Estate of George Backhouse, Deceased. The Comptroller of the State of New York, Appellant; The Nassau Trust Company et al., Respondents
185 N.Y. 544·New York Court of Appeals·1906·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Appraisal, under the Transfer Tax Acts, of the Estate of George Backhouse, Deceased. The Comptroller of the State of New York, Appellant; The Nassau Trust Company et al., Respondents.
Matter of Backhouse, 110 App. Div. 737, affirmed.
(Argued April 18, 1906;
decided May 8, 1906.)
Appeal from an order ■ of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered January 12,1906, which reversed an order of the Kings County Surrogate’s Court denying a motion for a modification of a decree assessing a transfer tax upon the estate of George ¡Backhouse, deceased, and granted said motion.
Jabish Holmes, Jr., Leonard B. Smith and Frank Julian, Price for appellant.
Edward T. Horwill for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Edwabd T. Bartlett, Mann, Willard Bartlett and Chase, JJ. Not voting: Haight, J.