Goldstone v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1945-10-08

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Mr. Justice Murphy delivered the opinion of the Court. The question here is whether the proceeds of certain contracts payable upon the death of the decedent to his wife are includible in his gross estate for estate tax purposes under Section 302 (c) of the Revenue Act of 1926, as amended, Internal Revenue Code § 811 (c). <a class="footnote" href="#fn1"…

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