United States v. Jacobs

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1939-02-27

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Mr. Justice Black delivered the opinion of the Court. No. 391. The question is whether the entire value or only one-half the value of real property — purchased by a decedent with his own funds and held at his death by. his wife and himself under a joint tenancy set up prior to 1916 — may be included in the decedent’s gross estate under…

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