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In the Matter of the Estate of George William Sutton, Deceased, 1896 — 149 N.Y. 618 · caselaw · US
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In the Matter of the Estate of George William Sutton, Deceased
149 N.Y. 618·New York Court of Appeals·1896·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Estate of George William Sutton, Deceased.
Matter Estate of Sutton, 3 App. Div. 208, affirmed.
(Argued June 5, 1896;
decided June 19, 1896.)
Cross-appeals from order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, made April 7, 1896, which affirmed an order of the surrogate of Westchester county fixing the amount of the transfer tax due from the estate of George William Sutton, deceased.
James M. Hunt for county treasurer.
George A. Strong for executor.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.
All concur.