Opinion

Awtry v. Commissioner

  • 22 T.C. 91
  • 1954 U.S. Tax Ct. LEXIS 234
Court
United States Tax Court
Filed
Apr 23, 1954
Status
Published
Author
Withey
On the bench
Tietjens,Fisher,Arundell,Withey
Cited by
7 cases

Reversed by Estate of Emmet Awtry, Deceased, Nellie Awtry v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 221 F.2d 749 (1955)

The opinion

Withey, J., dissenting: I respectfully dissent from the prevailing opinion in this case for the reason that I do not believe that the opinion gives proper effect to the mutual will of petitioner and her deceased husband. The mutual will did not act to vest title to the real or personal property of the testators in anyone, nor did said will, in my view, vest any interest in such property in the devisees named therein. Such devisees’ rights under the will related only to the disposition of the property by petitioner at her death. The opinion of the majority is unconvincing that during her lifetime she did not possess full and complete title to all of such property even to the extent of disposing of the same in its entirety. Under such a situation I cannot agree that petitioner’s interest in the property here at issue was terminable or that the devisees named in the will possessed any interest therein within the meaning of section 812, Internal Revenue Code.

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