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Tax
In the Matter of the Appraisal under the Transfer Tax Law of the Estate of Christopher Wolfe, Deceased. The Comptroller of the State of New York, Appellant; Grenville Kane et al., Individually and as Executors, Respondents
179 N.Y. 599·New York Court of Appeals·1904·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Appraisal under the Transfer Tax Law of the Estate of Christopher Wolfe, Deceased. The Comptroller of the State of New York, Appellant; Grenville Kane et al., Individually and as Executors, Respondents.
Matter of Wolfe, 89 App. Div, 849, affirmed.
(Argued November 14, 1904;
decided November 29, 1904.)
■ Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division óf the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered December 30, 1903, which reversed a decree of the Orange County Surrogate’s Court assessing a transfer tax .upon a certain legacy bequeathed by the will of Christopher Wolfe, deceased.
Henry W. Wiggins for appellant.
William Edmond Curtis for respondents.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Cüllen, Ch. J., Gray, O’Brien, Bartlett, Haight, Vann and Werner, JJ.