Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. v. Rothensies

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1945-02-05

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*109 Mr. Justice Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court. Our attention here is directed toward the proper valuation for federal estate tax purposes of the corpus of an inter vivos trust where the transfer was intended to take effect in possession or enjoyment at or after death and where the settlor retained a life estate in the trust income an…

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