In re the Appraisal of the Estate of Coster

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

In re the Appraisal of the Estate of Coster

255 A.D. 707, 6 N.Y.S.2d 511, 1938 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4868

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedJuly 1, 1938

StatusPublished

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In re the Appraisal of the Estate of Coster, 255 A.D. 707, 6 N.Y.S.2d 511, 1938 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4868 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1938).

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John Henry Coster died on March 13, 1900, leaving a last will and testament, which was duly probated and which contained, among other things, a power of appointment by his widow, Emily Pell Coster, in respect to the residuary estate, and which provided that in case she did not exercise such power the remainder estate or interests were “ to go as the law may provide.” As these contingent expectant remainders could not be determined in respect to taxation, an agreement was made between the county treasurer of Orange county and the representatives of the estate that these taxes should be compounded under the provisions of chapter 379 of the Laws of 1900. The amount fixed by the agreement, with the consent of the State Comptroller, was" paid. When Emily Pell Coster died in 1933 she, under her will, exercised in large part this power of appointment. Her estate was appraised by the State tax appraiser and a pro forma order was entered imposing a tax which included a tax on the contingent expectant estates, on which the tax had already been paid by the composition agreement. From this order the representatives of her estate, with others, appealed to the surrogate. Order of the Surrogate’s Court of Orange county entered July 12, 1937, determining the amount of the tax on the estate, affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Lazansky, P. J., Davis, Johnston and Adel, JJ., concur; Close, J., dissents and votes to reverse and to confirm the pro forma order. [167 Misc. 937.]

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John Henry Coster died on March 13, 1900, leaving a last will and testament, which was duly probated and which contained, among other things, a power of appointment by his widow, Emily Pell Coster, in respect to the residuary estate, and which provided that in case she did not exercise such power the remainder estate or interests were “ to go as the law may provide.” As these contingent expectant remainders could not be determined in respect to taxation, an agreement was made between the county treasurer of Orange county and the representatives of the estate that these taxes should be compounded under the provisions of chapter 379 of the Laws of 1900. The amount fixed by the agreement, with the consent of the State Comptroller, was" paid. When Emily Pell Coster died in 1933 she, under her will, exercised in large part this power of appointment. Her estate was appraised by the State tax appraiser and a pro forma order was entered imposing a tax which included a tax on the contingent expectant estates, on which the tax had already been paid by the composition agreement. From this order the representatives of her estate, with others, appealed to the surrogate. Order of the Surrogate’s Court of Orange county entered July 12, 1937, determining the amount of the tax on the estate, affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Lazansky, P. J., Davis, Johnston and Adel, JJ., concur; Close, J., dissents and votes to reverse and to confirm the pro forma order. [167 Misc. 937.]

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