Commissioner v. Estate of Sternberger

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1955-01-10

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Mr. Justice Burton delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue here is whether, in determining a net estate for federal estate tax purposes, a deduction may be made on account of a charitable bequest that is to take effect *188 only if decedent’s childless 27-year-old daughter dies without descendants surviving her and her mother. For the reasons here…

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