Opinion

George Hyman v. District of Columbia

  • 247 F.2d 585
Court
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Filed
Sep 16, 1957
Status
Published
Author
Fahy
On the bench
Miller, Fahy, Burger
Cited by
5 cases

in the law of wills, the words “subject to” restrict, qualify or limit the estate conveyed

How later courts described this case

  • in the law of wills, the words “subject to” restrict, qualify or limit the estate conveyed

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

FAHY, Circuit Judge

(dissenting).

I would affirm the decision of the Tax Court. While the situation is an ambiguous one I think the property at its full value passed to the taxpayer by the will.

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